THE A KUPUNA FALLS EVERY SECOND,
MAKING FALLS THE NUMBER
ONE CAUSE OF INJURIES, AND
WHY DO PEOPLE FALL? AND WHAT
CAN YOU DO TO FALL SAFELY?
WE WELCOME JENNIFER KELII,
PHYSICAL THERAPIST FROM
THE OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION
WHY DO PEOPLE FALL? RON:
JENNIFER:
WHAT ARE THE RISKS OF FALLING?
WHY DO WE NEED TO LEARN HOW TO
FALL? RON:
MINOR - bumps and bruises
MODERATE - breaks or fractures
SO HOW DO WE FALL SAFELY?
RON:
Lean against wall
IF WE DO FALL, WHAT SHOULD WE
DO? RON:
JENNIFER:
RON:
IF YOU'RE AT RISK FOR FALLING,
QUEEN'S OUTPATIENT
THEY HAVE OVER A DOZEN PHYSICAL
THERAPISTS AT THE PUNCHBOWL
CAMPUS AND AT THE QUEEN'S HEALTH
CARE CENTER IN HAWAII KAI TO
EVALUATE AND TREAT ISSUES
RELATED TO FALLS, AS WELL AS
OTHER
MUSCULOSKELETAL AND NEUROLOGICAL
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE TYPES OF
NTER.ORG/REHABILI
RON: