Fall Prevention: How to Handle a Fall

, , andWendy Wood
Other Contacts: LaToya O'Neal

Release Date: 9/21/2022

Reviewed At: 10/7/2024

DOI: 10.32473/edis-fy739-2022

Family and Consumer Sciences

Abstract

After a fall, panic is often the first reaction. It is important to stay calm and remain still so you can think clearly and take the appropriate steps to get help if needed. A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet for General Public audience(s).

About this Publication

This document is FCS2233 (la versión español de este documento es Prevención de Caídas: Como manejar una caída (FCS2233-Span)), one of a series of the Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date April 2005. Revised October 2011 and September 2022. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Nova, L., Bobroff, L., & Lynch, W. (2022). Fall Prevention: How to Handle a Fall. EDIS, 2022(5). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fy739-2022

Authors

Linda Bobroff

professor emeritus, UF/IFAS Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences

Leigh Nova

MESS, former ENAFS nutrition educator/trainer, UF/IFAS Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, Gainesville, FL

Wendy Wood

Contact

Specialized Agent

University of Florida

state specialized agent IV and Extension agent IV, family and consumer sciences/food systems, Gainesville, FL

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Contacts

LaToya O'Neal

Contact

Specialist

University of Florida

state program leader, health and wellness Extension; and associate professor, Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences

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Spanish

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