The contribution of environmental factors to elderly in-patient falls in acute facilities

In-patient falls have been the biggest single category of reported hospital patient safety incidents since the 1950s. This may be due to a combination of patient-related (intrinsic) and environmental factors. Interventions have mostly followed a series of sequential steps: assessment; communication;...

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Main Authors:	Gina Sands, Sue Hignett, Jane Youde, Paula L. Griffiths
Format:	Default Conference proceeding
Published:	2010
Subjects:	Design not elsewhere classified untagged Design Practice and Management not elsewhere classified
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/2134/6566
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