A review of environmental hazards associated with in-patient falls

Slips, trips and falls present the greatest risk to in-patients in terms of exposure (frequency of occurrence) but only present a low severity risk in terms of mortality. The risk factors have been categorized as intrinsic (individual to the patient, e.g. visual impairment, balance problems and medi...

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Main Authors:	Sue Hignett, Tahir Masud
Format:	Default Article
Published:	2006
Subjects:	Design not elsewhere classified Health-care ergonomics Patient safety Falls User-centred design Design Practice and Management not elsewhere classified
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/2134/2774
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