Preventing Falls: When at the VA & when at home

Our 8-panel health brochures are a concise, powerful tool designed to deliver essential health and well-being information in an engaging and easy-to-digest format. This specialized VA edition outlines critical clinical and home-care protocols - Preventing Falls: When at the VA & when at home. Perfect for distribution at VAMC outpatient clinics, inpatient residential settings, health fairs, or caregiver orientation sessions, this guide acts as a practical, quick-reference resource your veterans and their families will actually keep and use to stay safe.

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Topics Include:

• Could You Be at Risk?: An interactive Yes/No self-assessment checklist tracking age, medication side effects, past falls, and sensory issues to pinpoint personal risk levels.
• How To Prevent a Fall While You're at the VA: Vital guidelines for navigating inpatient or clinical environments, highlighting communication with nurses, appropriate footwear, and using room lighting safely.
• Know What is Around You in Your New Setting: Targeted safety steps for veterans entering an inpatient VA medical facility or assisted living center, including proper handrail and wheelchair stabilization.
• Report Your Fall Immediately: Empowering patients and caregivers to notify clinical staff immediately following any slip or trip to prevent future incidents.
• Fall-Proofing Your Home Inside & Out: Room-by-room environmental checklists targeting common household hazards like throw rugs, electrical cords, poor lighting, and loose clutter.
• What To Do If You Fall: Step-by-step physical techniques (Relax, Absorb, Roll) to significantly reduce the energy of impact and lower the risk of severe injury.
• Stay Mobile & Fit: Educational insights demonstrating how daily exercise, maintaining muscle tone, and staying active protects long-term independent living.