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Patient Falls in Hospitals
Patient falls are an enormously consequential issue in hospitals. They can lead to fractures and brain trauma as well as additional healthcare costs; additionally, patient falls may lead to reduced mobility leading to further falls; this is particularly concerning among older adults who may be more prone to falling and experiencing injury than younger individuals.


Hospitalized patients are at an increased risk for falling due to unfamiliar environments, new medications and treatments, surgery, bed rest and tubes/catheters present in their body. alarm for family All these factors combined may leave the individual physically weak, mentally disoriented and unable to perform daily living activities which they once could at home1.1

While hospitalised patients experience fall-related injuries at various rates, approximately 25% are estimated to be severe2. Severe patient falls can compromise both patient safety and quality of life while lengthening hospital stays as well as being an extra strain on family members who must take time away from work or school to assist injured loved ones.

Nevaalone alarm Nurses are essential members of any health care team and a great source of knowledge regarding patients' conditions, needs and fall risk. With this insight comes an opportunity for nursing staff to formulate fall prevention plans or identify patients who could benefit from targeted intervention programs such as falls toolkits that have been shown to decrease patient falls by 25 percent3.

Current literature regarding nursing interventions to prevent patient falls is vast and diverse, yet one consistent theme emerges - that of assessing and managing a patient's environment as well as multidisciplinary collaboration in order to prevent patient falls4.

Patient education has long been recognized as a key strategy in fall prevention5. Unfortunately, research on hospital patient education for fall prevention remains limited and inconsistent; those studies conducted did not place enough emphasis on educational design and evidence-based teaching methods.

Healthcare providers place great emphasis on preventing patient falls and injuries; however, even those that take preventative steps may experience patients falling during treatment; it is therefore vital that appropriate insurance coverage be in place so you and your family won't end up footing the bill for something that could have been prevented. Duress PTY



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