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Falls Among Adult Patients Hospitalized in the United States

Erin D. Bouldin, Elena M. Andresen, Nancy Dunton, Michael Simon, Teresa M. Waters, Minzhao Liu, Michael J. Daniels, Lorraine C. Mion, Ronald I. Shorr

Journal of Patient Safety · 2012 · 245 citations · 17 references

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Abstract

In this large sample, fall and injurious fall prevalence varied by nursing unit type in U.S. hospitals. Over the 27-month study, there was a small, but statistically significant, decrease in falls (P < 0.0001) and injurious falls (P < 0.0001).

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