Falls in Older Persons: Prevention and Management [Paperback]

Rein Tideiksaar (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1878812440 | ISBN-13: 978-1878812445 | Publication Date: May 1998 | Edition: 2nd

Sierra Health Services, Inc. Las Vegas, NV. Guide offering information necessary to health care staff to prevent and manage this common problem among the elderly. Includes case studies and resources. Previous edition entitled: Falls in Older Persons: Prevention and Management in Hospitals and Nursing Homes, c1993. Softcover.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"critical tool for any facility or individual seeking to minimize the risk of injury due to falls in elderly people." --Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, Vol 25, Issue 3 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Rein Tideiksaar, Ph.D., is President of FallPrevent, LLC, a company that provides educational, legal, and marketing services in connection with fall prevention for older adults. Dr. Tideiksaar has been active in the area of fall prevention for over fifteen years. He has directed numerous research projects on falls and has developed fall prevention programs in community, assisted living, home care, acute care hospital, and nursing facility settings. Dr. Tideiksaar has written numerous articles and book chapters on falls and related topics. He is the author of Falls in Older People: Prevention and Management, Third Edition (Health Professions Press, 2002). In addition to two previous editions of this professional resource, he is the author of Falling in Old Age: Its Prevention and Treatment, Second Edition (Springer Publishing Company, 1997).

From 2000 to 2003, Dr. Tideiksaar was the Senior Vice President of Fall Prevention and Injury Reduction Systems, ElderCare Companies, Inc., Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey. Prior to 2000, he was Director of Geriatric Educational and Clinical Programs and Director of the Falls and Immobility Program, Department of Geriatrics, Southwest Medical Associates, Inc., Las Vegas, Nevada. He has also served as Director of Geriatric Care Coordination, Sierra Health Services, Inc., Las Vegas, Nevada, and Director of the Falls and Immobility Program, Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York.

Dr. Tideiksaar obtained a doctorate from Columbia Pacific University and a physician assistant certification from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Dr. Tideiksaar completed his geriatric training at the Parker Jewish Geriatric Institute, New Hyde Park, New York. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 196 pages
• Publisher: Health Professions Pr; 2nd edition (May 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1878812440
• ISBN-13: 978-1878812445
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,489,825 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Rein Tideiksaar Ph.D., PA-C is the president of FallPrevent, LLC, Blackwood, NJ, a consulting company that provides educational, legal and marketing services related to fall prevention in the elderly. Dr Tideiksaar has been active in the area of fall prevention for over thirty years, and has directed numerous research projects on falls and has developed fall prevention programs in the community, assisted living, home care, acute care hospital, and nursing facility setting, and has authored several books devoted to the topic of fall prevention.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Fall Prevention, January 11, 2007

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This review is from: Falls in Older People: Prevention & Management (Paperback)

Every safety measure you take is well worth it..........Protect those you care about.