Recently, due to the cold spell, the north has been experiencing widespread rain and snow, which not only makes the temperature low, but also makes the roads slippery, especially for Parkinson’s seniors who have shaky hands and feet, slow movement, and slow walking to prevent falls. Today’s guide to clothing, food, housing and transportation, I hope Parkinson’s seniors spend this winter safely and securely.
Old people have brittle bones and fractures when they fall
Parkinson’s elderly fractures are caused by two major factors, one is physical factors, and the other is environmental factors.
Physical factors.
1, Parkinson’s elderly due to the presence of walking small, forward, balance disorders these symptoms, it is easy to fall.
2, the general elderly vision degeneration, often presbyopia, the adaptability to the dark environment is reduced, easy to collide in the dark, and then fall.
Winter environmental factors.
All kinds of environmental factors, such as lower temperatures, reduced activity, thicker clothing, poorer hand and foot coordination, plus slippery roads, increase the chances of older people falling in winter.
Perhaps for young people to slip a fall is nothing, but most older people are more or less osteoporosis, brittle bones, a fall may be fractured.
To prevent falls, clothing, food, housing and transportation are all necessary to pay attention to
Clothing
Clothing should be light and warm, adding too much clothing will bring inconvenience.
Food
Calcium supplements include dairy products such as milk and cheese, fish with bones, sesame seeds, and bean products. If necessary, take calcium tablets, such as calcium lactate, calcium gluconate, calcium citrate, calcium phosphate, calcium carbonate, etc. Among them, water-soluble calcium lactate, calcium gluconate and calcium citrate are more easily absorbed.
Don’t forget vitamin D. If you lack vitamin D, it will affect the absorption of calcium, and it will be useless to supplement it. Vitamin D can be obtained by drinking milk and getting sunlight.
A balanced diet is most important, we should not pursue all kinds of supplements, thinking that eating them will be able to rest easy, in fact, unscientific and unnecessary.
Housing
Pay attention to the convenience and safety of the elderly when using things.
Things that are commonly used by the elderly should be placed in a fixed low place to avoid climbing high to get.
Keep toilets and washrooms dry, put non-slip mats, and it is best for the elderly to wear non-slip slippers.
Do not change the position of furniture often, so that the elderly can not adapt.
The toilet should preferably be a sitting one. If needed, handrails can be added in and around the toilet, and related equipment can be bought in general medical supply stores.
Paint the edges of each step of the staircase with a different color so that the elderly will not fall due to poor vision to distinguish the steps.
Line
Use the use of collection loam to blow a concubine river, and the use of mythology
The shoes you usually wear should have anti-slip function.
It is best not to go out on rainy or snowy days, and if you must travel, it is best to have someone with you.
Exercise
Take gentle exercise, such as aerobics, walking, tai chi, etc.
Don’t move after a fall, call for help
If an elderly person accidentally falls at home, please follow the following steps.
1.It is better to sit or lie still first and call for help.
2.Check first for severe swelling, bone deformation, inability to move limbs, and unbearable pain.
3.If there are the above symptoms, the fracture may have been fractured, you can take a wooden board or long hard board nearby (the length should exceed the joint above and below the injury), and then do simple fixation with yarn bandage or stocking, towel, and limit the movement of the injury to avoid aggravating the injury and reduce the pain.
4.Immediately send to the doctor for examination and treatment.
5.If there is no symptom of item 2 above, you can stand up slowly with the assistance of bystanders or by yourself.
6.Continue to observe and apply ice. If you still have the symptoms mentioned in item 2 above, or if the pain increases and you are gradually unable to move, it may still be a fracture and you need to seek medical attention immediately.