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International Journal of Practical Nursing 12(3):p 113-116, September - December 2024. | DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088 ijpn.2347.7083.12324.5
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Hospital Patient Fall: An Alarming and Unnoticed Event in Health Care Setting
Ashish Anvikar , Ashish Anvikar
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International Journal of Practical Nursing 12(3):p 113-116, September - December 2024. | DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088 ijpn.2347.7083.12324.5
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Ashish Anvikar, Hospital Patient Fall: An Alarming & Unnoticed Event in Health Care Setting. Int J Practical Nurs. 2024; 12(3):113-116.
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Patient hospital fall cases are rising day by day and still many health care lacks awareness & policies to combat the problem. Factors which will precipitate the fall are Intrinsic & Extrinsic factors. Patient Hospital fall is classified into Anticipated, Unanticipated & Accidental fall with anticipated falls causing more number of falls as compared to other types. Certain factors like Medication, disease condition, lack of mobility etc. can cause patient to fall leading to minor too major injuries and even death. Fall prevention strategies like following fall risk assessment scale, developing vulnerable group who are at risk for fall, Some Hospital Design & facilities Modifications to be adopted & mobility related precaution & education to be imparted to the patient & relatives. To keep a track of patient fall or to know how far patient fall prevention strategies are effective can be assessed by maintaining KPI related to patient fall. SOP for post fall measures to be made for the earliest treatment of injuries & prevention of complications.
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Ashish Anvikar, Hospital Patient Fall: An Alarming & Unnoticed Event in Health Care Setting. Int J Practical Nurs. 2024; 12(3):113-116.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088 ijpn.2347.7083.12324.5
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