AI Article Synopsis
- Home accidents pose a significant risk to the health of the elderly, as they spend most of their time at home.
- Many domestic accidents, like falls, burns, poisonings, and fires, can be prevented with simple precautions.
- The paper aims to explore strategies for preventing these common accidents among older adults.
Article Abstract
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.
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