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Tests for Identifying Elderly Persons at Risk for Falling

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Are you evaluating an elderly patient for falls risk?

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Number of seconds required to walk 20 feet (6.08 meters), turn and then return at a normal walking pace

Number of seconds required to walk 20 feet (6.08 meters), turn and then return while reciting the alphabet out loud

Number of seconds required to walk 20 feet (6.08 meters), turn and then return while reciting alternate letters of the alphabet out loud

Tests for Identifying Elderly Persons at Risk for Falling

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Purpose:

To determine the risk that an elderly patient will fall during the next year based on the time taken to perform 3 simple walking tests.

Specialty

Emergency Medicine

Critical Care

Surgery

General

Objective

ICD-10

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