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International Journal of Practical Nursing 12(3):p 113-116, September - December 2024. | DOI: https://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
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International Journal of Practical Nursing 12(3):p 113-116, September - December 2024. | DOI: https://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.Timeline
Received : November 04, 2024
Accepted : December 06, 2024
Published : December 30, 2024
Abstract
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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All authors contributed significantly to the work and approve its publication.
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We would like to express our gratitude to the patients, their families, and all those who have contributed to this study.
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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.
Licence:
Attribution-Non-commercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)This license enables reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format for noncommercial purposes only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creator.
| Received | Accepted | Published |
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| November 04, 2024 | December 06, 2024 | December 30, 2024 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21088 ijpn.2347.7083.12324.5
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| Received | November 04, 2024 |
| Accepted | December 06, 2024 |
| Published | December 30, 2024 |
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Attribution-Non-commercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
This license enables reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format for noncommercial purposes only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creator.
