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Implementation Strategies To Increase Uptake Of Hester Davis Tool Tailoring Of Fall Prevention Interventions, Beena Philip
Implementation Strategies To Increase Uptake Of Hester Davis Tool Tailoring Of Fall Prevention Interventions, Beena Philip
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Introduction. Falls are the most common cause of injury to patients in acute care hospitals globally and higher incidences of falls with injury are reported in the hospitalized elderly. Falls can result in physical and emotional injury, long-term pain, functional impairment, disability, loss of income, increased hospital stay and mortality. Research demonstrates individualized, multifactorial fall prevention interventions are most beneficial in preventing falls and related injuries. This paper reports whether accurate fall risk assessment using the Hester Davis, proactive use of 5T’s (toileting, tolerating pain, tidy, turn, technology), appropriate gait belt use, individualized interventions and intentional toileting for patients with …