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Putting your best foot forward
- preventing and Managing Falls in Aged Care Facilities

putting best foot forward


Description

A comprehensive falls prevention manual for use in aged care facilities. The 75 page manual aims to prevent falls occurring and to reduce the injury from falls which do occur. The manual includes: a framework for assessing risk of falling and developing care plans for residents; practical guidelines on use of walking aids, promoting activity, restraints, footwear and clothing, medication use; an environmental audit form; guidelines for dealing with falls; a package for general practitioners associated with the facility; in-service lesson plans; and information for residents and relatives.

Ordering Procedure
Price: $33.00, including GST. Fee postage within Australia
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Extract 1

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To view an extract from the "Putting your best foot forward" training package, which includes the Content Listing and the Introduction Section, click hereLink
- the extract is a pdf file of approximately 311Kb.

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