Fall risk assessment is a complex phenomenon involving several risk factors, including an individual's balance and mobility status, chronic health conditions, visual impairment, hearing deficits, environmental hazards (e.g., loose rugs, clutter), and being homebound or semi-homebound. Comprehensive fall risk assessment is the cornerstone of fall prevention in older adults throughout the community. The current study was based on secondary data and sought to examine variables associated with death due to accidental fall in a rural, midwestern county in Illinois, and to heighten awareness for consistent screening and risk assessment in older adults residing in the community. Results illustrated that among community-dwelling older adults with accidental falls, blunt injury or subdural hematoma had significantly fewer days until death than a fracture. [Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 48(6), 26–32.]

跌倒风险评估是一种复杂的现象，涉及多种风险因素，包括个人的平衡和行动状态、慢性健康状况、视力障碍、听力缺陷、环境危害（例如，松散的地毯、杂物）以及在家或半在家。全面的跌倒风险评估是整个社区老年人跌倒预防的基石。目前的研究基于二手数据，旨在检查与伊利诺伊州中西部农村地区意外跌倒导致的死亡相关的变量，并提高社区老年人对一致筛查和风险评估的认识。结果表明，在意外跌倒的社区老年人中，钝性损伤或硬膜下血肿到死亡的天数明显少于骨折。[老年护理杂志，48（6），26-32。]