Citation

Loguidice C. Am. J. Nurs. 2015; 115(7): 66.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, American Nurses Association, Publisher Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/01.NAJ.0000467286.22856.81

PMID

26110963

Abstract

According to this study:

* Female nursing home residents who fell on impact-absorbing flooring sustained less severe injuries than those who fell on other types of flooring.

* An incidental finding was that increased body mass index (BMI) independently reduced the risk of fall-related injuries, supporting previous research suggesting that the injury-reducing potential of impact-absorbing flooring is most pronounced in people with a low BMI.

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