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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34036/psn-pdf
March 28, 2005 - National Center for Patient Safety Falls Toolkit 2004. … or
improving falls prevention efforts. … The toolkit provides information on (1) designing a falls prevention and
management program; (2) effective … and fall-injury prevention. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-center-patient-safety-falls-toolkit-2004
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-sequelae-injurious-falls-24-medicalsurgical-units-four-hospitals-united-states
December 12, 2012 - This study lends weight to fall prevention as a patient safety priority. … January 3, 2017
Fall prevention implementation strategies in use at 60 United States … Assessing the effectiveness of engaging patients and their families in the three-step fall prevention … process across modalities of an evidence-based fall prevention toolkit: an implementation science study … December 13, 2013
An inpatient fall prevention initiative in a tertiary care hospital
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36864/psn-pdf
August 29, 2011 - Falls prevention at Mayo Clinic Rochester: a path to
quality care. … Falls prevention at Mayo Clinic Rochester: a path to quality care. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/falls-prevention-mayo-clinic-rochester-path-quality-care
The authors share … their experiences with implementing a fall prevention/reduction program at a large
specialized medical … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/falls-prevention-mayo-clinic-rochester-path-quality-care
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/remote-patient-monitoring-improves-patient-falls-and-reduces-harm
April 16, 2018 - Remote patient monitoring improves patient falls and reduces harm. … Inpatient falls are a persistent patient safety concern. … August 9, 2023
Assessment of a wearable fall prevention system at a Veterans Health Administration … December 7, 2022
Fall prevention with the Smart Socks System reduces hospital fall rates … March 16, 2022
Inpatient fall prevention: use of in-room Webcams.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46387/psn-pdf
September 06, 2017 - A multicomponent fall prevention strategy reduces falls at
an academic medical center. … A Multicomponent Fall Prevention Strategy Reduces Falls at an
Academic Medical Center. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/multicomponent-fall-prevention-strategy-reduces-falls-academic-medical- … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/multicomponent-fall-prevention-strategy-reduces-falls-academic-medical-center … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/multicomponent-fall-prevention-strategy-reduces-falls-academic-medical-center
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inpatient-fall-prevention-programs-patient-safety-strategy-systematic-review
May 26, 2016 - Inpatient fall prevention programs as a patient safety strategy: a systematic review. … Considered a never event for hospitalized patients, falls that result in serious injury remain relatively … Inpatient fall prevention programs as a patient safety strategy: a systematic review. … May 26, 2016
Sitters as a patient safety strategy to reduce hospital falls: a systematic … May 13, 2021
Preventing Falls in Hospitals: A Toolkit for Improving Quality of Care.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/840172/psn-pdf
November 16, 2022 - The Stoplight Mobility Alert System for safety and
prevention of falls in children with physical and … 2022;18(6):e947-e952
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/stoplight-mobility-alert-system-safety-and-prevention-falls-children … The SMAS was developed as an adjunct
to the existing institutional fall prevention bundle and to address … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/stoplight-mobility-alert-system-safety-and-prevention-falls-children-physical-and … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/stoplight-mobility-alert-system-safety-and-prevention-falls-children-physical-and
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-adding-2-way-video-monitoring-system-falls-and-costs-high-risk-inpatients
April 24, 2018 - Study
The impact of adding a 2-way video monitoring system on falls and costs for … Inpatient falls are a persistent patient safety challenge. … August 9, 2023
Assessment of a wearable fall prevention system at a Veterans Health Administration … December 7, 2022
Fall prevention with the Smart Socks System reduces hospital fall rates … March 16, 2022
Inpatient fall prevention: use of in-room Webcams.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866156/psn-pdf
June 20, 2024 - Interventions to prevent falls in older adults: updated
evidence report and systematic review for the … Interventions to prevent falls in older adults: updated
evidence report and systematic review for the … Falls are a leading cause of injury and death in adults aged 65 years and older, and prevention is … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/falls
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/failure-ensure-patient-safety-leads-patient-falls-nursing-homes … //psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/optimizing-post-acute-care-patient-safety-scoping-review-multifactorial-fall-prevention
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40040/psn-pdf
December 21, 2014 - conducted at two Australian hospitals, cognitively intact patients who
received a multimodal fall prevention … The fall
prevention evidence base was also augmented by a recent study that used an individualized fall … prevention
strategy to sharply reduce falls in geriatric inpatients. … A case of recurrent falls is discussed in an AHRQ
WebM&M commentary. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-acute-care-hospitals-randomized-trial
https://psnet.ahrq.gov
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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. … January 26, 2022
Examining causes and prevention strategies of adverse events in deceased … Optimizing post-acute care patient safety: a scoping review of multifactorial fall prevention
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46483/psn-pdf
October 04, 2017 - Fall Prevention in Hospitals Training Program. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-hospitals-training-program
Falls are a primary focus of … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-hospitals-training-program
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer … /falls
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-falls-and-fall-related-injuries-health-care-facilities … /issue/preventing-falls-hospitals-toolkit-improving-quality-care
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/multicomponent-fall-prevention-strategy-reduces-falls-academic-medical-center
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-promoting-high-quality-staff-interactions-fall-prevention-nursing-homes-cluster
July 13, 2010 - Study
Effect of promoting high-quality staff interactions on fall prevention in nursing … Falls represent a significant cause of patient injury in the hospital setting, and evidence suggests … January 17, 2024
Patient Safety Innovations
Preventing Falls … February 17, 2021
Partnering to prevent falls: using a multimodal multidisciplinary team … See More About The Topic
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-newborn-falls-and-drops
October 10, 2018 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
Preventing newborn falls and drops. … Citation Text:
Preventing newborn falls and drops. Quick Safety. March 27, 2018;(40):1-2. … Falls are a common patient safety concern for adults but are rarely discussed as a threat to newborn … URL
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Preventing newborn falls … 26, 2023
A longitudinal study of a multifaceted intervention to reduce newborn falls
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/relationship-between-call-light-use-and-response-time-and-inpatient-falls-acute-care-settings
March 13, 2008 - Study
Relationship between call light use and response time and inpatient falls in … Relationship between call light use and response time and inpatient falls in acute care settings. … Adopting the Fall Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety (TIPS) program to engage older adults in fall prevention … Assessing the effectiveness of engaging patients and their families in the three-step fall prevention … process across modalities of an evidence-based fall prevention toolkit: an implementation science study
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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. … and compared the impact of three deprescribing tools on inpatient falls. … Resources From the Same Author(s)
Evaluation of clinical practice guidelines on fall prevention … medication review followed by face-to-face feedback to prescribers on adverse drug events recognition and prevention
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioids-and-falls-risk-older-adults-narrative-review
January 12, 2022 - Opioids and falls risk in older adults: a narrative review. … Preventing falls is an ongoing patient safety priority . … Opioids and falls risk in older adults: a narrative review. … Resources From the Same Author(s)
Evaluation of clinical practice guidelines on fall prevention … medication review followed by face-to-face feedback to prescribers on adverse drug events recognition and prevention
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45231/psn-pdf
February 14, 2017 - issue/6-pack-programme-decrease-fall-injuries-acute-hospitals-cluster-randomised-
controlled-trial
Falls … The bundle included assessing patients' risk for falling along with several widely used tactics
to prevent … falls. … Despite successful implementation of the fall prevention bundle, falls occurred just as
frequently on … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/tension-between-needing-improve-care-and-knowing-how-do-it
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/falling-through-crack-bedrails
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41628/psn-pdf
January 03, 2017 - limited evidence that hospital fall prevention programs can decrease them, patient falls have been … Since only about 1 in 10 falls result in injury, some argue that rather than
trying to prevent all falls … , a better approach would be to try to prevent injuries from falls. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-acute-care-hospitals-randomized-trial
https://psnet.ahrq.gov … wisdom-and-justice-not-paying-preventable-complications
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/implementing-fall-prevention-program
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-falls-hospitalized-children-and-adolescents-cancer-and-blood-disorders-quality
November 16, 2022 - Study
Reducing falls in hospitalized children and adolescents with cancer and blood … Falls with injury are a never event. … Related Resources
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The Stoplight Mobility Alert System for safety and prevention … of falls in children with physical and cognitive impairments.