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  1. www.ahrq.gov/es/tools/index.html?page=3
    June 01, 2016 - Date Published: June 2016 Setting of Care: Hospital Preventing Falls in Nursing
  2. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/npsd/data/npsd-chartbook-2023-rev.pdf
    January 01, 2023 - Six types of safety events (i.e., Blood or Blood Products, Falls, Device or Medical/Surgical Supply … Over one half of Falls occurred in Inpatient care areas (51.5%; 92,861 / 180,345). … 6.6%; 11,955 / 180,345), and Outpatient care areas (6.4%; 11,592 / 180,345) were also a source of falls … Other was the second most common reported location for falls (23.6%; 42,514 / 180,345). … Environmental factors were minor contributors for events, except for Falls (11.2%; 1,274 / 11,399)
  3. www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-reimagining-healthcare-teams-4.html
    July 01, 2023 - process hundreds of thousands of heartbeats in seconds 22,23 and others that can automatically track falls
  4. www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201419.html
    November 01, 2014 - protocols for communication, teamwork, and leadership to address other patient safety issues such as falls
  5. www.ahrq.gov/gam/summaries/domain-framework/index.html
    July 01, 2018 - Performance on these measures falls to public officials, public health programs, or other entities that
  6. www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab7.html
    December 01, 2012 - 1,290 1,542   Max 9,705 9,543 3,880 11,437 19,518 10,881 9,572 Injurious Falls
  7. www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-reimagining-healthcare-teams-6.html
    July 01, 2023 - ensuring the technology is worn, while the AI would provide daily summaries about fall risk and near falls … This information could lead to interventions to prevent falls.
  8. www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/technical/early-mobility-icu-fac-guide.html
    February 01, 2017 - These included: five falls to knees without injury, four with systolic blood pressure less than  90 mmHg … from agitation to transient physiological events to dislodgements of catheters and other devices to falls … , though none of the falls described were serious, and they were rare.
  9. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/early-mobility-icu-facguide.docx
    January 01, 2017 - These included: five falls to knees without injury, four with systolic blood pressure less than 90 mmHg … from agitation to transient physiological events to dislodgements of catheters and other devices to falls … , though none of the falls described were serious, and they were rare.
  10. www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-measures/qsrs/index.html
    April 01, 2025 - national efforts to reduce hospital-acquired conditions such as adverse drug events and injuries from falls
  11. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/pruhealing/puh-factraining-guide.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - EMR, data to make staff aware of residents at risk of adverse events such as pressure ulcers and falls … prevent four adverse events: pressure ulcers, pressure ulcers that are not healing appropriately, falls … On-Time reports for preventing falls and avoidable hospitalizations are currently in development. …  Pressure Ulcer Healing, Falls, and Avoidable Hospitalization reports and worksheets have been … is designed to identify residents at risk for the adverse event of interest (e.g., pressure ulcers, falls
  12. www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruhealing/guide.html
    December 01, 2017 - or EMR, data to make staff aware of residents at risk of adverse events such as pressure ulcers and falls … help prevent four adverse events: pressure ulcers, pressure ulcers that are not healing appropriately, falls … On-Time reports for preventing falls and avoidable hospitalizations are currently in development. … Pressure Ulcer Healing, Falls, and Avoidable Hospitalization reports and worksheets have been tested … is designed to identify residents at risk for the adverse event of interest (e.g., pressure ulcers, falls
  13. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/karsh-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - are preventable. 17 From a safety engineering perspective,18, 19 this evidence, though informative, falls … Patient gets dizzy after first dose, falls, breaks hip and ends up in nursing home for rest of life. … Patient gets dizzy after first dose, falls, hits head, resulting in subdural hematoma. … Patient gets dizzy after first dose, falls, sprains dominant hand/wrist, needs in-home care for 2 weeks … Patient gets dizzy after first dose, falls, but no injury and stops med.
  14. www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/index.html
    February 01, 2025 - The toolkit has reduced falls by 25 percent in acute care hospitals and is used in more than 100 hospitals
  15. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Sehgal_64.pdf
    April 02, 2008 - is limited to five items—nosocomial infections, pressure ulcers, delirium, venous thrombosis, and falls—rather … 10 taxonomy areas “SBAR” (Situation/Background/Assessment/Recommendation) Nurse staffing ratios “Falls … Communication” Look-alike, sound-alike drugs “Medication errors” Human factors engineering “Patient falls … ” Patient falls “CPOE” (computerized provider order entry) Nosocomial infections “Patient safety”
  16. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-icu-051314.pptx
    February 07, 2014 - with CHF Pneumothorax Pulmonary embolism Case 8 *Saint S, Ann Intern Med 2002; 137: 125-7 Falls … They also immobilize patients—increasing the likelihood of pressure ulcers, falls and prolonged inpatient … (reach elephant without rider) 32 Engage – Patients 33 *Saint S, Ann Intern Med 2002; 137: 125-7 Falls … They also immobilize patients—increasing the likelihood of pressure ulcers, falls and prolonged inpatient
  17. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/ASB-one-page.pdf
    November 01, 2019 - o Delirium, insomnia, and falls alone do not indicate a UTI.
  18. www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/communication/tools/checkback.html
    July 01, 2023 - Other examples of effective check-backs include: One member of the team calls out, "BP is falling … BP is falling and at 80/48, down from 90/60." 
  19. www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/coe1304.html
    April 01, 2013 - If the information falls outside of the criteria or reveals other therapeutic issues, a child psychiatrist
  20. www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-l.pdf
    September 01, 2015 - infection, immobility (Foley is considered a "one-point restraint"), hospital-acquired pressure ulcers, falls

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