A simplified fall-risk assessment tool for patients hospitalized on medical wards

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 125-129

  Salameh, Fares ^a,c   Cassuto, Nava ^a   Oliven, Arie ^a,b  

^a BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^c NONE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Fall risk assessment; In hospital falls; Nosocomial injury; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PRONENESS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FALLING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; URBAN AREA; VALIDATION STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITALIZATION; INJURY; ISRAEL; METHODOLOGY; RISK; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; ISRAEL; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PATIENTS' ROOMS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 42949161022     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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