Nearly 60% of the elderly fell down at home, and doctors advised the elderly to take a bath sitting down.
Data from China's disease surveillance system show that falls have become the number one cause of injury death for people over the age of 65 in China, and about 56% of the elderly fall at home, with the highest incidence of toilets and bathrooms. "A fall may not be a big deal for a young person, but it can be a matter of life or death for an elderly person with a variety of physical impairments." Yu Pulin, the ninth chairman of the Geriatric Medicine Branch of the Chinese Medical Association and a professor of Beijing Hospital, suggested that the elderly or frail elderly, regardless of whether they have basic diseases, it is best to take a bath while sitting. Experts stressed that although it is "sitting", it is not recommended for the elderly to bathe, because the crossing action when entering and leaving the bathtub is "a big taboo".
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