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www.ahrq.gov/es/tools/index.html?page=3
June 01, 2016 - Date Published: June 2016
Setting of Care: Hospital
Preventing Falls in Nursing
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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”
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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
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*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)
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Engage – Patients
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*Saint S, Ann Intern Med 2002; 137: 125-7
Falls … They also immobilize patients—increasing the likelihood of pressure ulcers, falls and prolonged inpatient
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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.
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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."
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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
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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