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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Falls (Accidents)"”.
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Tuning Up BIM for Safety Analysis
… industry. Review of the literature identified "falls" as the top mortality source in the construction industry. Therefore, this research focuses on falls from heights. Conventional safety practices have held designers responsible for safety of the end-users, and considered constructors …
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Outpatient falls reduction utilizing a universal fall screening tool
Background: Outpatient falls result in injuries and hospitalizations that generate billions of dollars in medical costs annually. Adults aged 65 and older are the group most frequently affected by falls. Changes in healthcare status, decreasing eyesight, strength, and mobility issues can all …
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Determining effectiveness of evidence-based education and interventions for fall prevention in long-term care
Background: Falls are a significant concern for older adults as they can result in hospitalization, disability, death, and increased health care costs. Evidence-based interventions and validated screening tools are available to aid in reducing falls among older adults in long-term care. However, …
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Using fractal dimension analysis to improve clinical balance and mobility assessments for discriminating fallers from non-fallers : a cross-sectional analysis
Falling in the elderly involves high personal and financial costs. Traditional biomechanical assessment of gait and balance using variables such as centre of pressure (COP) is an active area of research that attempts to identify those characteristics associated with fallers. Non-traditional …
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Patient Falls in the Acute Care Setting: An Institutional Analysis
<p>An index of falls risk characteristics was designed and applied in a retrospective review of the medical charts of 106 patients who fell and 109 patients who did not fall during the first six months of 1989 in a large, upper midwestem hospital. The index was used to obtain information described …
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Fall risk assessment : A prospective investigation of nurses' clinical judgement and risk assessment tools in predicting patient falls in an acute care setting
Falls are a significant problem in acute care, hospital settings, and can have serious consequences, especially for older patients. Fall prevention has therefore been recognised as an important area for research and intervention. In order to target interventions and use resources effectively, a …