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21. Connecticut Hospital Reduces Pressure Injuries Using AHRQ Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201802.html
    August 01, 2018 - Connecticut Hospital Reduces Pressure Injuries Using AHRQ Toolkit Search All Impact Case Studies … Major steps included: Measuring staff’s knowledge of and attitude about pressure injuries. … Staging pressure injuries on a 1-4 scale. … “If one nurse thought there was a pressure injury, we required confirmation from a second RN. … If anything, they’re over-reporting pressure injuries,” Dr. Safer said.

22. Appendix F. Hospital Practice Insights: Challenges and Solutions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureinjury/guide/apf.html
    October 01, 2017 - reducing pressure injuries. … and wound care. … Show photos of pressure injury prevention staff (such as wound care nurses, skin champions, and Skin … Simulation with a mannequin to educate on wounds, proper head-to-toe skin assessment, and appropriate … and deep tissue injuries.

23. Pressure Injury Prevention Program Implementation Guide (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/pu_training-impguide.docx
    October 01, 2017 - Collect and analyze data to learn about pressure injury rates and causes of pressure injuries. … device-related pressure injuries, mucosal injuries, and how they differ from regular pressure injuries … injuries. … and wound care. … prevention education targeted to different types of nurses Simulation with a mannequin to educate on wounds

24. Most Common Cause of Injuries Treated in Emergency Departments | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/common-cause.html
    March 01, 2021 - Most Common Cause of Injuries Treated in Emergency Departments   Most Common Cause of Injuries … ) Source: AHRQ, HCUP Statistical Brief #266, Overview of Emergency Department Visits Related to Injuries … , by Cause of Injury, 2017  ( PDF , 292 KB).

25. Module 1: Preventing Pressure Injuries in Hospitals—Understanding Why Change Is Needed | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureinjury/workshop/guide1.html
    October 01, 2017 - Pressure injuries are preventable, but pressure injury rates continue to escalate. … In addition, pressure injuries cause pain and, in some cases, late-stage pressure injuries lead to life-threatening … reductions in rates and stages of pressure injuries. … This sparked interest in a physician member of the board who has expertise in wound care. … The Prevention Implementation Team, wound care experts, and patient care unit staff need to work together

26. Developing a Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Serious Injury Surveillance System that Includes Adverse Event Hospitalizations (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/Campbell.pdf
    January 01, 2003 - Injury surveillance systems have been operational and producing public information on trends in injuries … codes in the 800–999 range, included various types fractures; sprains; wounds; complications due to … across the many settings VHA Injury Surveillance System 269 of care where injuries are treated … during the inpatient episode and may be coded in the secondary diagnosis fields, such as postoperative wound … in episodes of care; and identify risk factors for injuries to aid in focused injury prevention and

27. Outpatient Benzodiazepine Prescribing, Adverse Events, and Costs (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/French.pdf
    April 27, 2004 - 31 7,413 229,803 234 Crush injury 8 4,744 37,952 235 Open wound head 16 16,499 263,984 236 Open … wound extremity 27 4,150 112,050 239 Superficial injury 25 3,995 99,875 240 Burns 3 6,911 20,733 … 122.23 248 30,313 234 Crush injury 231.05 14 3,235 235 Open wound head 206.20 306 63,097 236 Open … 926 4.63 2,530 294 24.08 7,707 234 Crush injury 76 0.38 1,793 30 2.46 4,189 235 Open wound head 1,801 … 9.01 324 39 3.19 5,631 236 Open wound extremity 1,139 5.70 633 74 6.06 7,210 239 Superficial injury

28. Final Progress Report: Safety Outcomes of Obese Residents in US Nursing Homes (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/felix-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - In Press, Wound Practice and Research, September 2023. … Preplanning with protocols for skin and wound care in obese patients. … Advances in Skin and Wound Care. 2004;7(8):436-43. 13. Chao E, Henshaw J. … International Wound Journal. 2023;20(7):2753-63. 24. … high-risk nursing home residents with obesity Wound Practice and Research. accepted, publication pending

29. Infographic: Sports-Related Traumatic Brain Injuries Among Children, 2017 (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/brain-injury-2017.pdf
    January 01, 2017 - Infographic: Sports-Related Traumatic Brain Injuries Among Children, 2017

30. Sports-Related Traumatic Brain Injuries Among Children, 2017 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/brain-injury.html
    May 01, 2020 - Sports-Related Traumatic Brain Injuries Among Children, 2017   Sports-Related Traumatic Brain … Injuries Among Children, 2017 (PDF, 1.8 MB)  Source: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Statistical … Brief #255, Inpatient Stays and Emergency Department Visits Involving Traumatic Brain Injury, 2017

31. Most Common Cause of Injuries Treated in Emergency Departments (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/most-common-treatment-ED.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - Most Common Cause of Injuries Treated in Emergency Departments

32. Validation of AHRQ’s Patient Safety Indicator for Accidental Puncture or Laceration (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Gallagher1.pdf
    January 01, 2004 - Adnominal injuries caused by lysis of peritoneal adhesions 91 52.6 82 47.4 Abdominal injuries caused … If trauma patients are going to be identified and eliminated from the PSI, the definition of a trauma … Only 14.9 percent of the events did not appear to be serious injuries, and 4.5 percent involved trauma … It is likely that many of the trauma patients identified by the indicator suffered injuries outside … While it is impressive that bladder injuries from hysterectomies, bowel injuries from cholecystectomies

33. Wound Classification (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/webinars/webinar6_pu_woundassesst.pdf
    April 01, 2011 - • If it is a pressure ulcer, you need to determine the stage. 5 Assessing and Measuring Wounds … However— • Not all wounds are clear cut. … • The cause may be multifactoral. 6 Types of Wounds • Vascular (arterial, venous, and mixed) … • Deep tissue injury may be difficult to detect in individuals with dark skin tone. … A Little About Myself… Today We Will Talk About Assessing and Measuring Wounds Types of Wounds Mixed

34. VHA’s National Falls Collaborative and Prevention Programs (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Stalhandske2_70.pdf
    March 01, 2006 - • Monthly fall injury rate, calculated as the number of injuries/number of falls x 100. … • Severity of injury for each fall, defined as no injury, minor injury (e.g., abrasion, bruise, minor … laceration), or major injury (e.g., hip fracture, head trauma, arm fracture).12 Team characteristics … their major injury rate by 82 percent, to only 0.39 major injuries per 100 falls. … o No injury or minor injury. o Major injury. o Death.

35. Cost Effectiveness of a Multifaceted Program for Safe Patient Handling (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Siddharthan.pdf
    January 10, 2005 - Such on-the-job injuries can affect patient care. … self-care capability, the VHA units typically have temporary patients recuperating from surgery or trauma … The vast majority of injuries did not require medication. … Reduction in injury incidence and severity Injury data included a description of the incident (equipment … Injury incidence rates were defined as the number of reported injuries divided by the total number of

36. How To Implement the Pressure Injury Prevention Program in Your Organization
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/module4/module4_pu-implementation_slides.pptx
    June 02, 2025 - Implementation Planning Goals Determine the roles and responsibilities of staff in preventing pressure injuries … What role will the Unit Team and Wound Care Team play? What role will the Unit Champions play? … Unit staff tell the Wound Care Team about high-risk patients or if skin problems occur. … Braden risk assessment and patient comorbidity review 5 in 5 Visual Assessment Tool for pressure injuries … Care Team, and Implementation Team in preventing pressure injuries Importance of the Unit Champions

37. Get Ready | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureinjury/guide/getready.html
    October 01, 2017 - Pressure Injury Prevention Program Phases Appendix A. … your hospital identified hospital-specific reasons to change how it manages the prevention of pressure injuries … Has your hospital assessed staff attitudes about pressure injuries?   … and a sense of urgency is lacking, has your hospital begun efforts to show stakeholders that pressure injuries … (To learn more about measurement, see the supplementary training webinars Wound Classification and

38. 065-Dec-Staff-Faqs-Decolonization (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/065-dec-staff-faqs-decolonization.docx
    October 01, 2024 - Be especially thorough if there are any nearby wounds, pressure injuries, or breaks in the skin. … Use the CHG on superficial wounds and stage 1 and 2 pressure injuries. … Wound Cleaning For what types of wounds is CHG safe? … CHG can be applied to any superficial wounds, including stage 1 and 2 pressure injuries, friable skin … and stage 1 and 2 pressure injuries.

39. Falls and Injury | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/index.html
    September 01, 2018 - Falls and Injury Long-term care resources about falls and injuries The Falls Management Program

40. Priority Areas Identified by the U.S.-Mexico Border Commission: Summary & Definitions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/part4-summ.html
    October 01, 2015 - Injuries. Maternal and neonatal care. COPD. Chronic kidney disease. Obesity. … Injuries: Any external cause of injury code indicating motor vehicle accident and unintentional injuries … (screen based on CDC classification for injuries). … Injury: PDX in range 800-990.4, 909.9, 910-994.9, and 995 (with some exclusions). … hospital service lines, based on the following hierarchical order: maternal and neonatal, mental health, injury