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1. Falls Dashboard | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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   September 01, 2024 - Falls Dashboard Learn more about how the dashboards are set up .

2. Falls Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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   Falls Prevention Each year, somewhere between 700,000 … fear of falling, and increased health care use. … with electronic medical records identify residents at risk for falls and prevent falls that can be avoided … Preventing Falls in Hospitals: A Toolkit for Improving Quality of Care Preventing falls involves managing … settings, including a primer  on falls.

3. Accidental Falls | CDS Connect
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4. Falls | PSNet
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   October 27, 2021 - Falls Citation Text: Falls. PSNet [internet]. … Patients in long-term care facilities are also at very high risk of falls. … Falls that do not result in injury can be serious as well. … family members, and health care staff, and may mark the beginning of a negative cycle where fear of falling … Prevention efforts begin with assessing individual patients' risk for falls.

5. Falls Reduction Training Program
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   October 01, 2008 - loss of confidence in mobility, reduced activity resulting in muscle weakening, and increased risk for falling … Multiple factors combine to create risk for falling. … a patient’s risk of falling is one of the root causes of falls-related sentinel events. … Falls are more likely to occur when staff members have not been apprised of a patient’s risk of falling … Transfer in and out of bed Avoid falling (e.g., call for assistance), how to fall if unavoidable (e.g

6. Falls | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   Falls Each year, somewhere between 700,000 and 1,000,000 people in the United States … fear of falling, and increased health care use. … homes with electronic medical records identify residents at risk for falls and prevent falls that can … Preventing Falls in Hospitals: A Toolkit for Improving Quality of Care Preventing falls involves managing … settings, including a primer  on falls.

7. Preventing Falls in Hospitals
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   June 16, 2017 - Preventing Falls in Hospitals Preventing Falls in Hospitals ADD Hospital Name Here Module 1 Ice … The rate of falls ranges from 1.3 to 8.9 falls per 1,000 patient days or bed days. … Falls harm patients. 30% to 51% of falls result in injury. … programs reduce falls. … Preventing in-facility falls.

8. Elderly Falls. | PSNet
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   March 30, 2016 - Special or Theme Issue Elderly Falls. … Citation Text: Elderly Falls. J Safety Res. 2011;42(6):415-542. … August 1, 2007 Utilizing quality improvement methods to prevent falls and injury from … falls: enhancing resident safety in long-term care. … falls: enhancing resident safety in long-term care.

9. Falls | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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10. A Tale of Two Falls | PSNet
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    March 27, 2024 - While applying a fall risk armband helps the team know that someone is at risk of falling, it doesn’t … Take-Home Points If a patient is confused and has a high risk of falling, it is imperative that all staff … Relying on myself: the lived experience of being at risk for falling in the hospital among older adults … Falls at the geriatric hospital ward in the context of risk factors of falling detected in a comprehensive … History of falls and fear of falling are predictive of future falls: outcome of a fall rate model applied

11. Falling Through the Crack (in the Bedrails) | PSNet
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    February 19, 2020 - Falling Through the Crack (in the Bedrails). PSNet [internet]. … Falling Through the Crack (in the Bedrails). PSNet [internet]. … in the hospital.( 9 ) Preventable falls include accidental falls (14%) and anticipated physiological … falls (78%).( 9 ) Accidental falls include slips and trips caused by environmental factors such as food … Accidental falls can be prevented using universal fall precautions, which are actions taken by hospital

12. Falls Reduction Training Program
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    October 01, 2008 - loss of confidence in mobility, reduced activity resulting in muscle weakening, and increased risk for falling … Multiple factors combine to create risk for falling. … a patient’s risk of falling is one of the root causes of falls-related sentinel events. … Falls are more likely to occur when staff members have not been apprised of a patient’s risk of falling … Transfer in and out of bed Avoid falling (e.g., call for assistance), how to fall if unavoidable (e.g

13. Falls | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    October 19, 2016 - S T U V W X Y Z Health Topics Falls … Babies and young children are also at risk of falling - off of furniture and down stairs, for example … Falls and accidents seldom "just happen." … your health by exercising and getting regular eye exams and physicals may help reduce your chance of falling

14. The Ongoing Journey to Prevent Patient Falls | PSNet
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    December 18, 2024 - subsequently increase risk for falling again. 7 The causes of falls are complex, and most falls are … Once a person falls, it doubles their chances of falling again under similar circumstances. … Sarah Mossburg : You mentioned that falling can increase an individual’s fear of falling again. … Falling is a major cause of disability and death in older people. … For older adults, falling can mean a loss of independence.

15. Reducing falls and fall-related injuries in mental health: a 1-year multihospital falls collaborative. | PSNet
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    January 25, 2023 - Commentary Reducing falls and fall-related injuries in mental health: a 1-year multihospital … falls collaborative. … Reducing falls and fall-related injuries in mental health: a 1-year multihospital falls collaborative … Reducing falls and fall-related injuries in mental health: a 1-year multihospital falls collaborative … January 25, 2023 Minnesota Hospital Association Statewide Project: SAFE from FALLS.

16. VHA’s National Falls Collaborative and Prevention Programs (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2006 - collected baseline data and analyzed their systems for assessing and treating patients at risk for falling … by Morse: accidental falls, anticipated physiologic falls, and unanticipated physiologic falls.13 … the patient from falling by implementing all possible interventions for these high-risk patients. … Fear of falling and fall-related efficacy in relationship to functioning among community living elders … Economic dimensions of slip and fall injuries. J Forensic Sci 1996; 41: 733-746. 15. Rogers E.

17. Using a Computerized Fall Risk Assessment Process to Tailor Interventions in Acute Care (pdf file)
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    February 26, 2008 - Search terms and phrases included: falls, accidental falls, risk assessment, risk factors, risk management … Accidental falls. … Accidental falls are caused by the patient slipping, tripping, or having a mishap. … Morse indicated that accidental falls are less common,17 but a more recent report suggests that accidental … However, they are at higher risk for injury if an unanticipated or accidental fall occurs, so they are

18. Using a Computerized Fall Risk Assessment Process to Tailor Interventions in Acute Care (pdf file)
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    February 26, 2008 - Search terms and phrases included: falls, accidental falls, risk assessment, risk factors, risk management … Accidental falls. … Accidental falls are caused by the patient slipping, tripping, or having a mishap. … Morse indicated that accidental falls are less common,17 but a more recent report suggests that accidental … However, they are at higher risk for injury if an unanticipated or accidental fall occurs, so they are

19. Utilization of the Seniors Falls Investigation Methodology to identify system-wide causes of falls in community-dwelling seniors. | PSNet
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    November 21, 2014 - Study Utilization of the Seniors Falls Investigation Methodology to identify system-wide … causes of falls in community-dwelling seniors. … Utilization of the Seniors Falls Investigation Methodology to identify system-wide causes of falls in … Utilization of the Seniors Falls Investigation Methodology to identify system-wide causes of falls in … June 27, 2011 The patient who falls: "It's always a trade-off."

20. Sioux Falls | Digital Healthcare Research
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    January 01, 2019 - Sioux Falls