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Safe House Design Unveiled in Brazil

Wed, 12/06/2000 - 12:00am — Karen Stevenson
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80% of injuries in people over 50 years of age occur in the home. In response to this statistic, Brazilian doctors held a competition that called for people to design a "Casa Segura" (Safe Home), suitable for an elderly person. The winning design included features like removing carpets and rugs, using anti-slip flooring, round-edged tables, installing seats in the shower, designing baths that do not have curved bases, and using hand rails in precarious areas such as stairways.

The competition was organized by the Brazilian Orthopaedic and Traumatology Society. It was part of the XXXII Brazilian Congress in Orthopaedics and Traumatology in Rio De Janero. The organization hopes that the campaign will raise awareness of the measures that can be taken to make a house safer for the older person.

80% of injuries in people over 50 years of age occur in the home. In response to this statistic, Brazilian doctors held a competition that called for people to design a "Casa Segura" (Safe Home), suitable for an elderly person. The winning design included features like removing carpets and rugs, using anti-slip flooring, round-edged tables, installing seats in the shower, designing baths that do not have curved bases, and using hand rails in precarious areas such as stairways.

The competition was organized by the Brazilian Orthopaedic and Traumatology Society. It was part of the XXXII Brazilian Congress in Orthopaedics and Traumatology in Rio De Janero. The organization hopes that the campaign will raise awareness of the measures that can be taken to make a house safer for the older person.