Inpatient falls resulting in serious incidents (SIs) : a trust-wide review
Abstract
Background: Inpatient falls are the most frequently reported safety incident in NHS hospitals. 30–50% of falls result in physical injury. The human cost of falling is physical, psychological, and financial. Multifactorial assessments should be performed to identify an individual’s risk of falling in hospital as per NICE guidance.
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Date
2022-12
Type
Article
Subject
Elderly care.
Citation
Abstracts of the 18th Congress of the European Geriatric Medicine Society. Eur Geriatr Med 13 (Suppl 1), 1–439 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-022-00711-8
Journal / Source Title
European Geriatric Medicine
DOI
PMID
Publisher
Springer
Publisher’s URL
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41999-022-00711-8#citeas