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In this article, I explore what we mean by patients falling, what the consequences are and what we should do to prevent the risks of falling. What is patient falling? Simply, the patient falling is defined as the patient falling to the ground, whether from a bed or chair or while walking, which can be caused by many factors. What are the causes of falls? Falls can happen for a number of reasons, many of the causes are common and there are many factors that can frequently increase the risk of falling in health facilities or outside them: Reasons related to the person

During the Covid-19 pandemic, schools around the world were closed as part of infection control measures to try and stop the spread of the virus. Many schools and education systems adapted by moving to e-learning using distance learning platforms. The secondary impact of school closures on school healthcare But school closures had other effects, including disrupting school healthcare services. Around the world, lockdown measures disrupted preschool check-ups, vaccinations, screening programmes and health education activities in schools. This new mode of education also had a significan

I have worked as a general practitioner in a family clinic for 11 years and have noticed a number of changes in patient presentation since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Since the outbreak of Covid-19, I have seen a significant increase in the number of seasonal flu cases compared to the previous three years, despite good coverage from the seasonal flu vaccine. I reviewed about 2,500 to 4,000 cases associated with seasonal flu and upper respiratory tract infections. These numbers would have been remarkable, before Covid-19. The Covid-19 outbreak was reported in Wuhan, Central China i