fall risk
May lose balance
A fall risk is a person likely to fall, especially in medical and eldercare settings where patients are assessed and monitored for factors that increase their chances of falling—age, medication, mobility issues, confusion.
The term appears on hospital wristbands and charts as a warning to staff: The nurse marked him as a fall risk after surgery.
Informally, anyone unsteady on their feet: I'm a fall risk after two glasses of wine.
- stumbleLose footing momentarily
- elderlyAdvanced in age
- hospitalMedical treatment facility
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
slip · wet floor · fracture · walker · grab bar · dizziness · wheelchair · nursing home · hip · broken · hazard · tripping · throw rug · wobbly · medication · vertigo · handrail · assessment
- Safety Termssafe, unsafe, hazardous, dangerous, protected
- clinical assessmentsvital signs, blood pressure, heart rate, pulse, respiration
- geriatric assessmentscognitive testing, dementia screening, balance test, activities of daily living, depression screening
- medical evaluationsphysical exam, range of motion, strength testing, cognitive testing, grip strength
- medical issuesdiagnosis, symptoms, complications, prognosis, treatment failure
- pharmacologypharmacology, drugs, pharmacokinetics, dose, drug