Rate of falls in hospitals significantly reduced after use of intervention for fall prevention

Tuesday, November 2, 2010 - 10:30 in Health & Medicine

Use of a fall prevention tool kit, which included a fall risk assessment, patient-specific prevention plan, an educational handout and a poster for over the patient's hospital bed reduced the number of older patients with falls in hospitals, according to a new study.

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