RT Book, Section
A1 Wright, Rollin M.
A1 Visoiu, Adrian
A1 Palmer, Robert M.
A2 McKean, Sylvia C.
A2 Ross, John J.
A2 Dressler, Daniel D.
A2 Brotman, Daniel J.
A2 Ginsberg, Jeffrey S.
SR Print(0)
ID 56197703
T1 Chapter 85. Falls
T2 Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-160389-8
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56197703
RD 2024/04/19
AB For  patients  admitted  to  the  hospital  after  a  fall,  what  historical  features  are  helpful  in  formulating  a  provisional  diagnosis?Which  hospitalized  patients  are  most  at  risk  of  an  incident  fall?What  bedside  tools  exist  to  identify  potential  fallers?What  interventions  have  been  shown  to  reduce  fall  risk  and  prevent  injurious  falls?