Healey FM. The Prevention of Patient Falls in Healthcare Settings, with Particular Emphasis on the Effect of Bedrail Use on Falls and Injury as Part of Multi-faceted Interventions. PhD Thesis, Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle Uni...
Prevention of Newborn Falls/ Drops in the Hospital: AWHONN Practice Brief Number 9 A newborn fall is a sudden, unintentional descent, with or without injury to the patient that results in the patient coming to rest on the floor, on or against another surface, on another person or object....
Falls are one of the most frequently occurring adverse events that impact upon the recovery of older hospital inpatients. Falls can threaten both immediate and longer-term health and independence. There is need to identify cost-effective means for preven
Falls are one of the most frequently occurring adverse events that impact upon the recovery of older hospital inpatients. Falls can threaten both immediate and longer-term health and independence. There is need to identify cost-effective means for preventing falls in hospitals. Hospital-based falls ...
Cardiac arrest due to torsade de pointes (TdP) in the acquired form of drug-induced long-QT syndrome (LQTS) is a rare but potentially catastrophic event in hospital settings. Administration of a QT-prolonging drug to a hospitalized population may be more likely to cause TdP than administration...
Rondish Company Ltd., Established 1989, has provided patient safety solutions for 30 years, specialising in the design and manufacture of Fall Prevention, Wander Management and Nurse Call Solutions.
Marc C.Hochberg, inTargeted Treatment of the Rheumatic Diseases, 2010 Fall Prevention Both the type of fall and the biomechanics of the fall are related to fracture risk in older women.36Numerous risk factors for falls have been identified (Table 24-7).37Because of the multitude of risk fact...
Resident follow-up days were calculated censoring for hospital stays, discharge, and death. Rates of injurious falls, defined as those resulting in an emergency department visit, need for imaging, bruise, skin tear, or requirement for 72 hours or more of increased analgesia, were a secondary ...
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. Kahwati LC, Weber RP, Pan H, et al. Vitamin D, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Fractures...
Background : Falls can have an impact on hospital resources including pressure on nursing productivity. As part of a wider project under the guidance of the Joanna Briggs Institute, St John of God Murdoch Hospital took part in a project designed to investigate if a falls risk assessment was do...