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Hospital inpatient falls across clinical departments.

Mikos M, Banas T, Czerw A, et al. Hospital inpatient falls across clinical departments. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021;18(15):8167. doi:10.3390/ijerph18158167.

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September 1, 2021
Mikos M, Banas T, Czerw A, et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021;18(15):8167.
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Patient falls resulting in injury are considered a never event. In this analysis of falls within one hospital, rates and trends varied across six clinical departments. The highest rate of falls was seen in rehabilitation and internal medicine, and the lowest rate in orthopedic and rheumatology. Clinical department, rates, and trends should be considered when implementing fall prevention strategies.

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Mikos M, Banas T, Czerw A, et al. Hospital inpatient falls across clinical departments. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021;18(15):8167. doi:10.3390/ijerph18158167.