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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/talking-about-falls-qualitative-exploration-spoken-communication-patients-fall-risks
July 20, 2022 - ' fall risks in hospitals and implications for multifactorial approaches to fall prevention. … Talking about falls: a qualitative exploration of spoken communication of patients’ fall risks in hospitals … Reducing or preventing inpatient falls is a common focus of patient safety improvement efforts in hospitals … falls prevention strategies. … Talking about falls: a qualitative exploration of spoken communication of patients’ fall risks in hospitals
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/tension-between-promoting-mobility-and-preventing-falls-hospital
April 24, 2018 - Commentary
The tension between promoting mobility and preventing falls in the hospital … The Tension Between Promoting Mobility and Preventing Falls in the Hospital. … The Tension Between Promoting Mobility and Preventing Falls in the Hospital. … December 9, 2020
In-hospital sequelae of injurious falls in 24 medical/surgical units … in four hospitals in the United States.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-falls-safety-spotter-program
November 16, 2022 - efforts can be costly for hospitals . … This commentary describes how a hospital employed "spotters" to watch and interact with patients at risk … September 1, 2021
Families as partners in hospital error and adverse event surveillance … March 2, 2016
Fall prevention in hospitals: an integrative review. … April 15, 2009
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Hospitals
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-sequelae-injurious-falls-24-medicalsurgical-units-four-hospitals-united-states
December 12, 2012 - Study
In-hospital sequelae of injurious falls in 24 medical/surgical units in four … hospitals in the United States. … In-Hospital Sequelae of Injurious Falls in 24 Medical/Surgical Units in Four Hospitals in the United … In-Hospital Sequelae of Injurious Falls in 24 Medical/Surgical Units in Four Hospitals in the United … October 19, 2022
The tension between promoting mobility and preventing falls in the hospital
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-falls-injury
May 06, 2015 - in their facilities and design interventions to drive improvement. … May 6, 2015
High Reliability in Health Care. … March 28, 2018
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Core Elements of Hospital … A COVID-19 Resource for Hospital and Health System Leaders. … December 6, 2006
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Hospitals
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/it-possible-identify-risks-injurious-falls-hospitalized-patients
December 12, 2012 - Since only about 1 in 10 falls result in injury, some argue that rather than trying to prevent all falls … December 12, 2012
In-hospital sequelae of injurious falls in 24 medical/surgical units … in four hospitals in the United States. … June 13, 2011
Falls in English and Welsh hospitals: a national observational study based … General Internal Medicine
Hospital Medicine
Patient Falls
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/minnesota-hospital-association-statewide-project-safe-falls
May 05, 2014 - Commentary
Minnesota Hospital Association Statewide Project: SAFE from FALLS. … Minnesota Hospital Association Statewide Project: SAFE from FALLS. … Minnesota Hospital Association Statewide Project: SAFE from FALLS. … and fall-related injuries in mental health: a 1-year multihospital falls collaborative. … October 12, 2011
Adverse Events in Hospitals: National Incidence Among Medicare Beneficiaries
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medicare-nonpayment-hospital-falls-and-unintended-consequences
October 19, 2022 - Commentary
Medicare nonpayment, hospital falls, and unintended consequences. … Medicare nonpayment, hospital falls, and unintended consequences. … payments for eight preventable complications of care, including hospital falls. … Medicare nonpayment, hospital falls, and unintended consequences. … October 19, 2022
The tension between promoting mobility and preventing falls in the hospital
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/sitters-patient-safety-strategy-reduce-hospital-falls-systematic-review
March 08, 2023 - Review
Sitters as a patient safety strategy to reduce hospital falls: a systematic … Sitters as a Patient Safety Strategy to Reduce Hospital Falls. … In general, the researchers found very-low-certainty evidence that sitters reduce fall risk in acute … Sitters as a Patient Safety Strategy to Reduce Hospital Falls. … hospitals: a descriptive study.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/849592/psn-pdf
May 31, 2023 - -
customized-prevention
Summary
Patient falls in hospitals are common and debilitating adverse events … Still, patients in hospitals fall up to 1 million times per year.7 An estimated 30% of these
falls result … After implementing the program, the hospitals saw an overall adjusted 15% reduction in falls
compared … Secure buy-in from
hospital leadership. … Falls in hospital increase length of stay regardless of degree of
harm.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867427/psn-pdf
December 18, 2024 - to 1 million patients fall in hospitals in the United States each year.4 Patient death or serious injury … In hospitals, falls with injuries
can lead to other adverse outcomes including pressure injuries or … Fall TIPS is used in more than 500 hospitals in the United States and
internationally, and it is associated … with a 25% reduction in falls in hospital settings. … Risk factors and risk assessment tools for falls in hospital
in-patients: a systematic review.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33598/psn-pdf
June 15, 2024 - Background
Falls are a common and devastating complication of hospital and long-term care, particularly … More than one-third of in-hospital falls result in injury, including serious injuries such as fractures … 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 … Preventing Falls in Healthcare Settings
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https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-built-environment-patient-falls-hospital-rooms-integrative-review
July 27, 2022 - Review
The impact of the built environment on patient falls in hospital rooms: an … The impact of the built environment on patient falls in hospital rooms: an integrative review. … The impact of the built environment on patient falls in hospital rooms: an integrative review. … to identification of serious injury after falls in hospital inpatients. … June 5, 2019
A systematic review of falls in hospital for patients with communication
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33723/psn-pdf
December 01, 2011 - as many as 1 million falls in hospital
patients each year in the United States.(1) Additionally, these … Patients of all ages fall, but more than 80%
of falls in hospitals occur in patients older than 65 years … Preventing falls and fall-related injuries in hospitals. Clin Geriatr Med.
2010;26:645-692. … The consequences of falls in acute and subacute hospitals in
Australia that cause proximal femoral fractures … Interventions for preventing falls in older people in nursing
care facilities and hospitals.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867428/psn-pdf
December 18, 2024 - Is that true
for falls both in and out of the hospital?
Patricia Dykes: Yes. … in hospitals, and they were all negative trials. … We conducted a clinical trial in four hospitals in Boston and saw the first significant decrease in falls … used in hospitals around the world. … Risk factors and risk assessment tools for falls in hospital in-
patients: a systematic review.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50647/psn-pdf
November 06, 2019 - ‘Fear of falling’: how hospitals do even more harm by
keeping patients in bed. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fear-falling-how-hospitals-do-even-more-harm-keeping-patients-bed
Patient … which have resulted in patients kept in
bed despite value in their appropriate ambulation. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fear-falling-how-hospitals-do-even-more-harm-keeping-patients-bed
https: … //psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/falls
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/potentially-inappropriate-medications-and-their-effect-falls-during-hospital-admission
January 12, 2022 - Study
Potentially inappropriate medications and their effect on falls during hospital … Potentially inappropriate medications and their effect on falls during hospital admission. … This study assessed the impact of potentially inappropriate medications (PIM) on falls in older adults … Potentially inappropriate medications and their effect on falls during hospital admission. … January 12, 2022
Opioids and falls risk in older adults: a narrative review.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/another-fall
June 01, 2010 - in the hospital. … in hospitals is controversial. … An analysis of falls in the hospital: can we do without bedrails? … A randomized trial of identification bracelets to prevent falls among patients in a rehabilitation hospital … Risk Factors for Falls in the Hospital Fall as presenting complaint or history of falls
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40146/psn-pdf
March 02, 2011 - Primary care–relevant interventions to prevent falling in
older adults: a systematic evidence review … Primary care-relevant interventions to prevent falling in older adults:
a systematic evidence review … in both the ambulatory
care and hospital setting. … and individualized interventions can prevent falls in
hospitalized patients. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-education-prevent-falls-among-older-hospital-inpatients-randomized-controlled-trial
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-education-prevent-falls-among-older-hospital-inpatients-randomized-controlled-trial
February 14, 2017 - Study
Patient education to prevent falls among older hospital inpatients: a randomized … Patient education to prevent falls among older hospital inpatients: a randomized controlled trial. … In this study conducted at two Australian hospitals, cognitively intact patients who received a multimodal … Patient education to prevent falls among older hospital inpatients: a randomized controlled trial. … September 13, 2017
Fall prevention in acute care hospitals: a randomized trial.