Description

Outcome

Backward fall

Ending sitting

Positive

Ending lying

Positive

Ending in lateral position

Positive

With recovery

Negative

Forward fall

Ending on the knees

Positive (but we think this could be negative)

With forward arm protection

Positive

Ending lying flat

Positive

With rotation, ending in lateral position (left or right)

Positive

With recovery

Negative

Lateral fall (to the left or right)

Ending lying

Positive

With recovery

Negative

Syncope

Vertical slipping against a wall finishing in sitting position

Negative (we think this should be positive - initiate the alarm)

Neutral

To sit down on a chair, then to stand up

Negative

To lie down on the bed, then to stand up

Negative

Walking

Negative

To bend down, pick something up, then to rise up

Negative

To cough or sneeze

Negative