Download or read book Understanding and Preventing Falls written by Roger Haslam and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2005-11-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Readable and authoritative, Understanding and Preventing Falls provides a guide to the nature and extent of the problem of falls. Drawing on the latest research, the authors outline the combination of environmental factors that commonly lead to falls and explore how to prevent them. The case is made for a multifaceted approach to falls prevention,