Almost everyone has experienced a fall, either because of their own poor physical condition or because of external environmental factors, like slippery floors and unsturdy seats. Young people fall may not necessarily be a major problem, light may be a flesh pain for a period of time, it will be fine. However, older people are different and may lead to serious consequences. Many falls in the elderly may lead to fractures, or even cerebrovascular rupture and bleeding, leading to a series of serious problems and even death, so special attention should be paid. Older people are prone to falls because of the degeneration of muscles, bones and nerves due to aging, which makes their senses dull, their reactions slow, their vision blurred, their body coordination poor, and their balance declining; in addition, some patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, such as those with hypertension, will experience dizziness, blurred vision and a sense of spinning when their blood pressure is not well controlled. Patients with coronary heart disease are prone to angina when they are emotionally agitated and may fall due to unbearable pain; patients with diabetes who use insulin injections for a long time may fall due to hypoglycemic coma when their blood glucose is not well controlled; some patients who suffer from long-term pain, prolonged disease consumption, malnutrition, general muscle relaxation and atrophy, anemia, fatigue and weakness may also fall easily. It is also easy to fall down. In addition to the patient’s own factors, the adverse external environment is also a major factor that causes patients to fall. For example, uneven outdoor pavement, mossy steps, winding and complicated road conditions, etc.; indoor cluttered furnishings, slippery floors, beds and tables and chairs that are not fixed or of the right height or width, dim lighting, etc.; ill-fitting clothes and pants, tripping when pants are too long, restricted body movement when clothes are too tight, ill-fitting shoes, too big, too small, and non-slip will affect walking; and the lack of a proper, well-fixed drying rack. In addition, there is no suitable and well-fixed place and facilities for drying clothes and towels. In the rheumatology department, one of the most common symptoms of elderly patients is swollen and painful joints and restricted joint movement. Patients with diseases such as systemic sclerosis and dry disease may experience pain and swelling in the joints of both feet and toes, both ankles, both knees, both hips, both fingers, both wrists, both elbows, both shoulders, etc. When the joints become swollen and painful, especially the joints of the lower limbs, the patient’s activities such as sitting, lying and walking will be significantly limited, the joints are stiff and immobile, walking without strength, like stepping on cotton, knee pain on stairs, “weakness” of both knees on stairs, and a series of problems will ensue, and when these problems occur, the patient will easily fall. When these problems occur, the patient is prone to fall. Since we have a certain understanding of the reasons why the elderly are prone to falls, we can make the corresponding preventive measures: 1, instruct the elderly to improve their own alertness. Increase the importance of fall prevention in daily life. When people reach old age, they have to “serve the old”, read more books about old age health, attend more health talks or watch related videos, learn about old age health, and have a good idea of their own situation. The key to children caring for the elderly and being filial to them is not only to give them cigarettes and wine (it is better to have less cigarettes and wine, which is not good for health), nutritional products, or entertainment supplies, but also to pay more attention to the special health needs of the elderly, especially the knowledge of health. If there are good books or lectures, recommend them to the elderly in time. 2. Actively treat body-related diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis and other rheumatic immune diseases, hypertension and other cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, diabetes and other metabolic diseases, and take regular medication under the guidance of a doctor and review them regularly so that the patients’ joint swelling and discomfort can be significantly reduced and their blood pressure, blood sugar and blood lipids can be well controlled. There are many elderly people, with the disease is not to the regular hospital to formal treatment, but can be delayed, or superstition bias, secret recipes, adobe; condition is not well controlled, it is easy to fall. 3, maintain appropriate physical exercise, delay the aging of the nervous system and skeletal muscle system. If you have the conditions, you can do targeted training on reaction and balance, such as using your brain regularly (reading books, newspapers, listening to the radio, etc.), communicating with others, walking, dancing and practicing balance exercises, etc. 4, pay attention to the safety of the living environment, indoor light should be sufficient, get up at night to turn on the lights; indoor items are neatly arranged, do not move the position, the height of the bed and chairs to the elderly sitting on the bed and chairs can land on the feet as appropriate, the head of the bed, the end of the bed is well fixed; toilets, washrooms, bathrooms need to set up handrails, non-slip mats or use non-slip flooring. 5.Set up a fixed area for drying clothes and a drying rack to ensure that the terrain is open, the ground is clean and flat, and the cover of the drying rack is appropriate. 6.Tell patients to choose the right time to exercise and go out, don’t go out to exercise in the early morning before dawn, and it is better not to exercise at night when it is dark; don’t go to unfamiliar places, and it is better to go to exercise in pairs; for patients who are ordered to be hospitalized, get familiar with the hospital environment as early as possible, and go out of the ward as little as possible after dark, pay special attention to road safety, prevent tripping over ditches, steps and obstacles, and bring along a cane if necessary. If necessary, bring along a cane and do not climb up to get things. 7. The elderly should wear clothes of a suitable size and length, with sharp trouser corners and non-slip shoes that fit their feet. Wear more cloth shoes and wavy shoes, less sandals and leather shoes. If the sole of the shoe can be non-slip. Some elderly people, shoes have been worn for a long time, the soles are worn flat, can not be non-slip, need to be replaced by new shoes in a timely manner. 8, once the elderly fall, it is best to go to the hospital in a timely manner to check should, assess the extent of the patient’s injuries, timely treatment, do not paralyze carelessness. Falls are a major direct cause of fracture injuries in elderly patients, bringing a heavy mental and economic burden to the patients themselves and their families. Most elderly people have varying degrees of osteoporosis, and the originally hard bones become as fragile as “foam”, which can lead to fractures with a slight fall. Therefore, in order to “prevent falls before they happen”, the prevention of falls can be equivalent to the treatment of osteoporosis fractures themselves. Special reminder to young friends with elderly people at home, we recommend that you read this article carefully and check whether your parents, grandparents, grandma and grandpa have enough knowledge to prevent falls, whether they have done a good job of fall protection, whether clothes and shoes, various facilities inside and outside the house may cause the elderly to fall, and whether the protective measures have been done enough. As the saying goes, “If there is an old person in the family, there is a treasure. The health of the elderly is the key to family happiness, I hope that everyone’s whole family should pay attention to the problem of falls of the elderly and do a good job of protection. Build a happy and harmonious family.