CAN FALL RELATED HIP FRACTURES BE PREVENTED?...
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SAFEHIP ® hip protectors are a proven and effective method of protecting against hip fractures amongst the elderly. By significantly reducing the risk of hip fractures, SAFEHIP ® can help: • prevent hospitalisation and subsequent disability • save fallers the trauma, pain and disability of a broken hip • improve patient confidence and quality of life HIP FRACTURES HAVE YOU FALLEN? ARE YOU AT RISK? Factors that increase your risk of falling: ❑ Impaired balance, mobility, muscle weakness, co-ordination ❑ Cognitive impairment eg memory loss, disorientation ❑ Agitation and restlessness ❑ Poor proprioception and tactile sensation ❑ Hearing or vision impairment ❑ Fear of falling ❑ Medication – multiple/recent changes ❑ Use of a mobility aid/wheelchair ❑ Risk taking behaviour ❑ Sleep disturbance ❑ History of falls in last 6 months ❑ Impaired safety awareness – lack of insight/judgement ❑ Fainting and dizziness ❑ Dehydration/malnourishment ❑ Incontinence – urgency and frequency ❑ Incorrect footwear ❑ Poor physical environment The leading risk of fractures in older Adults include weakness, gait and balance disorders, functional impairment, Visual impairment, cognitive impairment, and the side effects of drugs. -Rubenstein NEJM2000 Vol 343 No 1 WHY IS FALLS PREVENTION SUCH AN IMPORTANT ISSUE? CAN FALL RELATED HIP FRACTURES BE PREVENTED? Yes! The chance of sustaining a hip fracture can be greatly reduced by wearing hip protectors. Hip fractures take up more hospital beds than any other ailment. More than 50% of elderly people that suffer a hip fracture never regain the mobility they had before the fracture occurred. This means that many become dependent on assistance from other people, or are referred to a nursing home (fractures of the hip are the most common cause of referral to nursing homes). Professor Marotholi (JAGS 1992;40:861-866) Prior to After fracture 6 months Dress themselves 86% 49% Stand up without assistance 90% 32% Walk without assistance 75% 15% Walk up and down stairs 63% 8% Walk 900 meters 41% 6% 20% of seniors with hip fractures die within 12 months from complications. Functional status of 120 patients hospitalized with hip fractures: • 25% of older adults hospitalized for a hip fracture die within the first year and of those who survive, 50% never regain their pre hip fracture functioning • 50% – 60% of residents in long-term care facilities fall every year and 10% of these falls result in serious injury • 58% of falls (age 65+) take place at home, and 21% in residences and institutions. • 40% of those 75 and over fall every year • 40% of residential care admissions are fall related • 84% of injury related hospitalizations of seniors are from falls • 40% of those hospitalized for a fall have a hip fracture • 90% of hip fractures are caused by falls HOW DO I ORDER SAFEHIP ® ? Phone: 604-267-0831 Fax: 604-267-0836 Email: [email protected] Online: www.safehip.ca Talk to your care-giver, community health professional, doctor, or call us directly for information about SAFEHIP ® . If you answer yes to 4 or more of the above questions you are at high risk of falling and sustaining a serious hip injury. Number of Risk Factors Percent Falling 100 80 60 40 20 0 0 1 2 3 4+ 8% 19% 32% 60% 78% ” “ Clinical studies throughout the world among nursing home residents and home dwellers prove that the SAFEHIP ® hip protector reduces the number of hip fractures by up to 75%. At the same time the wearers feel more comfortable and mobile in their everyday life. Hindso K. Lauritzen JB. Osteoporosis International 1998;8:119 SAFEHIP Canadian Distributor: MOBILITY MATTERS Vancouver BC 604-267-0831 [email protected] www.safehip.ca
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SAFEHIP® hip protectors are a proven and effective
method of protecting against hip fractures amongst
the elderly.
By significantly reducing the risk of hip fractures,
SAFEHIP® can help:
• prevent hospitalisation and subsequent disability• save fallers the trauma, pain and disability of
a broken hip• improve patient confidence and quality of life
HIP FRACTURESHAVE YOU FALLEN? ARE YOU AT RISK?
Factors that increase your risk of falling:
❑ Impaired balance, mobility, muscle weakness, co-ordination
❑ Cognitive impairment eg memory loss, disorientation❑ Agitation and restlessness❑ Poor proprioception and tactile sensation❑ Hearing or vision impairment❑ Fear of falling❑ Medication – multiple/recent changes❑ Use of a mobility aid/wheelchair❑ Risk taking behaviour❑ Sleep disturbance❑ History of falls in last 6 months❑ Impaired safety awareness – lack of
insight/judgement❑ Fainting and dizziness❑ Dehydration/malnourishment❑ Incontinence – urgency and frequency❑ Incorrect footwear❑ Poor physical environment
The leading risk of fractures in older Adults include weakness, gait and balance disorders, functional impairment, Visual impairment, cognitive impairment, and the side effects of drugs.
-Rubenstein NEJM2000 Vol 343 No 1
WHY IS FALLS PREVENTION SUCH AN IMPORTANT ISSUE?
CAN FALL RELATED HIPFRACTURES BE PREVENTED?
Yes! The chance of sustaining a hip fracture can be greatly reduced by wearing hip protectors.
Hip fractures take up more hospital beds than any other ailment. More than 50% of elderly people that suffer a hip fracture never regain the mobility they had before the fracture occurred. This means that many become dependent on assistance from other people, or are referred to a nursing home (fractures of the hip are the most common cause of referral to nursing homes).
Professor Marotholi (JAGS 1992;40:861-866)
Prior to Afterfracture 6 months
Dress themselves 86% 49%
Stand up without assistance 90% 32%
Walk without assistance 75% 15%
Walk up and down stairs 63% 8%
Walk 900 meters 41% 6%
20% of seniors with hip fractures die within 12 months from complications.
Functional status of 120 patients hospitalized
with hip fractures:
• 25% of older adults hospitalized for a hip fracture die within the first year and of those who survive, 50% never regain their pre hip fracture functioning
• 50% – 60% of residents in long-term care facilities fall every year and 10% of these falls result in serious injury
• 58% of falls (age 65+) take place at home, and 21% in residences and institutions.
• 40% of those 75 and over fall every year
• 40% of residential care admissions are fall related
• 84% of injury related hospitalizations of seniors are from falls
• 40% of those hospitalized for a fall have a hip fracture
• 90% of hip fractures are caused by falls
HOW DO I ORDER SAFEHIP®?Phone: 604-267-0831Fax: 604-267-0836
Email: [email protected]: www.safehip.ca
Talk to your care-giver, community healthprofessional, doctor, or call us directly
for information about SAFEHIP®. If you answer yes to 4 or more of the above questions you are at high risk of falling and sustaining a serious hip injury.
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“ Clinical studies throughout the world among nursing home residents and home dwellers prove that the SAFEHIP® hip protector reduces the number of hip fractures by up to 75%. At the same time the wearers feel more comfortable and mobile in their everyday life.
Hindso K. Lauritzen JB.Osteoporosis International 1998;8:119
SAFEHIP Canadian Distributor:MOBILITY MATTERS Vancouver BC 604-267-0831 [email protected]
www.safehip.ca
HIP FRACTURES CAN BE PREVENTED
CLASSIC UNISEX A basic design recommended for hospitals, care facitlities, and home use
CLASSIC OPEN An open crotch model for use with incontinence products
CLASSIC MALE The same as the popular Unisex but with fly front
CLASSIC FEMALE The same as the popular Unisex but with a feminine pattern
CLASSIC UNISEX
CLASSIC MALE
ACTIVE
CLASSIC OPEN
CLASSIC FEMALE
SAFEHIP® ACTIVE
Made with 100% breath-able 4-way stretch AirX™ Spacer Fabric and the original SAFEHIP® Soft Shield. Used for intermit-tent or continuous use by active elderly. Velcro wrap for easy on/off. Can be worn over or under regular clothing.
FEATURES AND BENEFITSof SAFEHIP® AirX™ Soft Shield
hip protectors
TYTEX INC. has taken the next step in hip protector
technology. The unique new shields in SAFEHIP® Hip
Protectors are made of AirX™ SPACER FABRIC and
offer the following features and benefits.
• 100% breathable; cool to wear; no moisture build
up under the shield.
• Shields are light weight, low profile, comfortable
and form fitting.
• The acclaimed horseshoe shaped SAFEHIP® AirX™
soft shields significantly lower force transmission to
the hip bone thereby reducing the risk of hip
fracture in the event of a fall.
• Wash and dry temperatures exceed those needed
for disease control. The new SAFEHIP® AirX™ hip
protectors can be washed at 95°C/200°F and dried
at the highest possible drying temperatures.
• Available in sizes XSmall to XXLarge; hip measure-
ments from 26” to 60”.
These features mean greater comfort for the wearer,
easy care, and in the event of a fall provide the most
outstanding hip protection available.
COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is a hip protector?A shield about the size of your open hand sewn into comfortable cotton briefs. The shield fits over the joint at the top of the leg. This is where hip fractures occur.
What does it do?It protects the greater trochantor (the ball joint) in the event of a fall the same way that a helmet protects a cyclist.
Who should wear them?Everyone! but primarily seniors at risk of falling. What is your risk factor? Check the front page of this brochure.
Are there different kinds?Yes. They all have the same objective and they all do the same job to a greater or lesser
degree. However, in testing, SAFEHIP® ARE PROVEN TO BE THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND THEY ARE THE MOST SOLD HIP PROTEC-TORS WORLD WIDE. They are also very comfortable to wear day and night.
Do they have to be worn at night?Hip protectors are only effective if they are worn. Many falls occur at night when people get up from bed to go to the toilet.
SAFEHIP® Soft was developed in partnership with leading doctors, professors and universi-ties all over the world in order to provide users with unique, high-quality, comfortable, safe and effective protection. Ongoing research and development continues to underline the position of SAFEHIP® as the worldwide leader in hip protection.
Break the fall, not the hip.
There are many things you can do to make your environ-ment safe and they are all important but even if you do none of them, wearing hip protectors will give you immediate protection whenever you are wearing them. No waiting, no side effects.
SAFEHIP® CLASSIC HIP PROTECTORS with the AirX™ shield are available in these models:
