Key issues to consider and innovative ideas on fall prevention in the geriatric department of a teaching hospital - Chan DK, Sherrington C, Naganathan V, Xu YH, Chen J, Ko A, Kneebone I, Cumming R.

Falls in hospital are common and up to 70% result in injury, leading to increased length of stay and accounting for 10% of patient safety-related deaths. Yet, high-quality evidence guiding best practice is lacking. Fall prevention strategies have worked in...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news