Fall in elderly

external

• Synonyms

  • Falls in elderly patient

• Causes

  • Postural hypotension
  • Syncope
  • Transient ischaemic attack
  • Carotid sinus hypersensitivity
  • Cervical spondylosis
  • Bradykinesia
  • Inability to walk
  • Normal pressure hydrocephalus
  • Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

• Effects

  • Hypothermia
  • Rhabdomyolysis
  • Subdural haematoma
  • Long bone fracture
  • Hip fracture

• Parents

  • Trauma
  • Fall