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 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 6 Falls in hospitalized elderly patients and preventive measures related factors [Keywords:] Aged; hospital; fall-related factors; preventive measures Organ function in elderly patients not only have aging decline, and a variety of pathological factors, so prone to fall, which is caused by old age or disability induced major cause of death, to the family, a huge burden on society, in the fall during hospitalization may caused by a series of contradictions, resulting in medical disputes. Therefore, the prevention of falls in hospitalized elderly patients with clinical nurses is one of exploring a new topic [1]. A fall-related factors 1.1 The physiological factors of the elderly and the young age of 80 compared to 25% reduction in brain cells, cerebellar cells decreased by 20%, showed reduced memory, unresponsive, on the danger can not be in time, reduce the dynamic balance function, prone to fall. In addition , the elderly, aging impaired organ function, sensation, reaction is slow, dysfunctional limbs, facial features, which directly affect the safety of elderly patients. Gender differences are also one of the factors, the probability is about men, women fall to 2 times, in particular, In the postmenopausal estrogen levels decline, leading to osteoporosis and bone compensatory hyperplasia, can lead to falls [2]. 1.2 chronic diseases common in the elderly factors such as hypertension, stroke, coronary heart disease Dengjun insufficient blood supply to the brain can, leading to brain ischemia, hypoxia of falling easily understood. In addition, a number of age-related diseases, the elderly gait is not stability, such as: Parkinson’s disease, cerebral thrombosis, dementia, vertigo, cerebellar lesions, etc. may increase the risk of falls in older people. According to the survey, China now has 83.12% of elderly patients with chronic diseases, including hypertension, sequelae of stroke 61.4% of the total [3]. Research shows that eld