Accidental falls among geriatric patients: can more be prevented?
Year: 1985
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The potential for accidental falls among geriatric patients is of mounting concern. Two hundred forty-one accidental falls over a 12-month period at the VA Medical Center were analyzed retrospectively and the literature reviewed in order to highlight factors that have bearing on the incidence and severity of falls. If a patient's potential for falling could be identified through a grading system based on these premonitory features, preventive measures might be more clearly focused where needed to reduce this frequent hazard in our hospital population.
Source: PubMed Central
Author: E T Johnson
Language: English
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W199748426