Martín-Espinosa Noelia M, Píriz-Campos Rosa Ma, Cordeiro Raú, Muñoz Bermejo Laura, Casado Verdjo Inés, Postigo Mota Salvador
Rev Enferm. 2016 May;39(5):62-7.
Home accidents are more common in the elderly and they can have serious consequences to the injured person's health. At home, chances to suffer accidents of any type are higher, because it's the place where old people spend most of their daily time. It is important to point out that a high percentage of domestic accidents could be easily avoided by taking some simple cautions. The main aim of this paper is to know how we can prevent most common domestic accidents in the aged population: falls, burnings, poisonings and fire prevention.
家庭事故在老年人中更为常见，并且会对受伤者的健康造成严重后果。在家里，遭遇任何类型事故的几率都更高，因为这是老年人日常大部分时间所待的地方。需要指出的是，通过采取一些简单的预防措施，很大比例的家庭事故是可以轻易避免的。本文的主要目的是了解如何预防老年人群中最常见的家庭事故：跌倒、烧伤、中毒以及火灾预防。
