preventing falls in acute care hospitals:fall prevention in acute care hospitals: a randomized trial.to the editor: dr dykes and colleagues reported a reduction in both the rate of falls and number of patients who sustained falls while admitted to acute care hospital units after the introduction ...
Preventing in-hospital falls is an important goal in avoiding poor patient outcomes. In this quasi-experimental study, the authors evaluated the effectiveness of a nurse-led fall prevention program in a 300-bed Swiss hospital. Four hundred and nine patients (internal medicine) were included: interv...
Our findings indicate that screening of hospital patients for their risk of falling may contribute towards the prevention of fall-related injury. Falls from upright postures appear to be more likely to result in fractures than other falls in healthcare settings. Further prospective research is ...
Hospital falls remain a frequent and debilitating problem worldwide. Most hospital falls prevention strategies have targeted clinician education, environmental modifications, assistive devices, hospital systems and medication reviews. The role that patients can play in preventing falls whilst in hospital has ...
Podcast (24:21) USPSTF Recommendation: Calcium and Vitamin D to Prevent Fractures and Interventions to Prevent Falls in Community-Dwelling Adults 1x 0:00 / 0:00 1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and...
Relevant studies were reviewed and are discussed as appropriate in the review. Where do falls occur? Falls might be expected to occur most commonly with more active pursuits; however, in all age groups studies have shown that most 1Department of Ophthalmology, St Thomas' Hospital, King's ...
Prevention of Newborn Falls/Drops in the Hospital: AWHONN Practice Brief Number 9. Aims and objectives. To evaluate a systematic, coordinated approach to limit the severity and minimize the number of falls in an acute care hospital. Obstetric,N Nurses - 《Nursing for Womens Health》 被引量: ...
Falls related injuries among elderly patients in hospitals or residents in residential care facilities is a significant problem that causes emotional and physical trauma to those involved while presenting a rising healthcare expense in countries such as Australia where the population is ageing. Novel app...
We also found that falls were more frequent in patients discharged from the COVID-19 disease ward to the ICU or internal ward than those discharged to their home. Those requiring further attention in another hospital ward for COVID-19 disease or non-COVID-19 disease-related complications likely...
Cumming RG, Sherrington C, Lord SR, et al; Prevention of Older People’s Injury Falls Prevention in Hospitals Research Group. Cluster randomised trial of a targeted multifactorial intervention to prevent falls among older people in hospital. BMJ. 2008;336(7647):758-760.PubMedGoo...