Falls Awareness
Course Aims:
This eLearning course is designed to enable you to increase your awareness of how to help an individual reduce their risk of slipping, tripping and falling.
The course begins by defining what is meant by a fall, before outlining statistics on the negative impact of falls for older people and others in the care sector. The course then explains the term ‘multifactorial assessment’ in relation to falls and explains what should be included in a multifactorial assessment. Learners are then informed about different hazards that can increase the risk of a fall and are required to identify potential hazards in a simulated environment.
In the third stage, the course describes the importance of strength and exercise programmes and outlines the guidelines for their implementation. The course then describes different aids and adaptations that can be used to help prevent falls and explains how eyesight, medication and bladder and bowel problems can increase the risk.
In the final stage, the learner is informed about what to do if an individual does have a fall, including advice to give if the individual is on their own. They are also informed about the importance of recording falls, and the post-incident review.
Accreditation: This course is CPD certified.
Course Price:
£18.00 Inc VAT
Learning Outcomes:
Define what is meant by a fall and the negative impact of falls
Define the term ‘multifactorial assessment’ and know what should be included in a multifactorial assessment
Identify different hazards in the environment that can increase the risk of a fall
Know how to respond if an individual falls in your work environment
Outline different multifactorial interventions including strength and exercise programmes, aids and adaptations
Know how eyesight, medication, and bladder and bowel problems can increase the risk of falls
FAQs
Courses are fully certified. Once a learner successfully completes a course you are able to contact us directly to receive your Certification.
Courses are delivered online and work on any internet enabled device. As long as you have access to an internet connection you can complete courses when and where you like 24 hours a day.
Yes, our Courses are CPD Certified.
Some of our shorter courses will typically take between 30 minutes and an hour to complete. Some of the bigger ones will take longer and depends largely on each individual’s learning speed.
Course Price:
£18.00 Inc VAT
Level:
2 & 3
Course Syllabus Includes:
What is a fall
Statistics on falls
Who is more likely to fall?
Osteoporosis
Multifactorial assessment
Environmental Hazards
Multifactorial interventions
Strength and exercise programmes
Aids and adaptations
Factors that increase fall risk
After a fall
Reporting and recording
Post-incident review
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