Patterns and Predictors of Inpatient Falls and Fall-Related Injuries in a Large Academic Hospital

A Cadima · Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology · 2005

Summary

There is considerable variation in fall rates and fall-related injury percentages by service, and more detailed studies should be conducted by floor or service to identify predictors of serious fall- related injury so that targeted interventions can be developed to reduce them.

Type: article
Published: 2005-10-01
Cited by: 188
References: 19
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1086/502500
PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16276957/
OpenAlex: https://openalex.org/W16276957
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Keywords

Forestry, Geography

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