Emilie Autumn

Cognitive Testing Occupational therapists also test cognition. When a baseline of cognition is known, predicting falls can be easier. Lo (2014), states incorporating executive function training can also help patients reduce falls. Executive function testing is when patient works on their memory training three times a week. Using visual and auditory tasks to recall numbers, letters and shapes helped stimulate the brain. This stimulation appears to help one’s cognitive abilities. With the…

Years ago a commercial appeared on television portraying an elderly woman lying on the floor screaming for help after she had fallen to the ground sustaining an injury for which she was unable to get up on her own. The image is burned in my memory. Unfortunately, this scene has been a reality for many older adults who have fallen not only at home but while hospitalized. There are many versions of the definition of a fall. The World Health Organization defined a fall as “an event which results in…

According to the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) (2010), there are greater than 280,000 patient falls in hospitals and phrenic health units each year in England and Wales, resulting in 80 deaths and larger than 1,000 fractured hips. Falls additionally have a consequential financial impact on the health accommodation, with immediate costs estimated at 15 million. The genuine figure is probably even higher as slips, trips and falls are believed to be widely under-reported. To endeavor to…

Purpose of Study or Research Focus The current rate for falls after orthopedic surgery is 1-3 falls per 1000 patients per day. These fall result in a financial loss for the hospitals as well as a decrease in the health and wellbeing of the patient (Clarke, Timm, Goldberg, & Hattrup, 2011). Hospitals employ numerous ways to determine if a patient is a fall risk. There are also many interventions used with the purpose of fall prevention. This study poses the question; how does education and…

The pieces of artwork that I will be discussing are known as The Four Seasons by Philip Haas. The artwork consists of four separate sculptures that represent one of the four seasons. I found these sculptures to be very eye catching because of their style and large size. Each Sculpture is so different, but they are also very similar in many ways. I can tell that a lot of work was put into these pieces of art because of the complexity of their structure and details. These sculptures not only talk…

I was born in a Venezuela, South America, where seasons basically do not exist. I was not used to experience the changes in nature as the curse of a year goes by. The first time I was able to experience such an amazing change in nature, was when I traveled to the United States for the first time. I love all the four seasons composing a year, but my favorite one, with no doubt in mind, is fall. The reason why fall is my favorite season is because all the color diversity in the environment plus…

Leaves plunge from their high-treetop abode: red, orange, and brown is illuminated by the steadily declining sun, waiting to hide from winter’s upcoming torment. The aromatic scent of pumpkin and apple cider push their way to the forefront of your nose, and cozy themselves like if they were next to a warm fireplace. The boisterous sound of your father yelling, “go Eagles” at the television fills your eardrums. Ah, fall is upon us. There’s nothing that is quite comparable to fall: winter, summer,…

It’s my first day as an intern at the news, and my excitement is killing me. The successful weather forecaster, Henry Smith, gets his predictions from the seasons themselves. The seasons will discuss who will get to reign Oklahoma for the day. The unruly seasons are known to behave for the most part in the other states, but Oklahoma is one of the areas where their territories overlap. Today, Henry is standing in the middle of the news station. He is surrounded by shiny equipment and metal…

I’ve always loved fall, but I hardly ever stop and appreciate how lovely the weather is, or how beautiful the leaves are. I never sit outside and look at the sky, laying out and taking in the seventy degree weather. I realized this last year, and so I went on a trip with a friend to a place north of my small town. A place where there was an abundance of shedding trees, and small creeks, and walking trails. About one year ago, I was invited to go on a trip with one of my best friends. SHe…

The article aims to determine the effectiveness of using bed and bedside chair sensors in lowering the incidences of falls in three elderly care wards. The research was conducted over a two-year period, which comprises of a one-year pre-observational approach followed by another year of applying intervention in a Medical Centre in the UK. The study was approved by the local research ethics committee under Mental Capacity Acts of England. The study recruited newly admitted elderly patients from…