Pediatric falls in hospital settings represent a significant yet largely preventable patient safety challenge. Falls can result in pain, injury and prolonged hospital stays, while also imposing ...
A recently released report from a federal watchdog agency drew attention to nursing homes’ underreporting of resident falls ...
Participants in the 2015 National Council on Aging Falls Prevention Summit outlined four new priorities to update the Falls Free National Action Plan, the nation’s blueprint to address falls that was ...
Lead Physical Therapist of SV Hospital's Hand and Physical Therapy Clinic, Marek Grzybowski, cut the ribbon with a giant pair ...
Falls are a serious public health problem globally, particularly in acute care hospitals, where hospitalized patients are at high risk for falls and may experience adverse outcomes such as prolonged ...
Falls are inevitable, but new research proves that with practice, you can lower your risk of fractures and head trauma.
When you enter a nursing home as a resident, you will have an almost 50% chance of falling before your next birthday. And if a nursing home has 100 beds, it would be expected to have, on average, 170 ...
Every year, 3 million seniors are treated in the emergency room for fall injuries. And, falling once doubles someone’s chances of falling again.
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