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Focused educational intervention improves but may not sustain knowledge regarding falls management

BACKGROUND: The number of falls in hospital ranges from 3.8 to 8.6 falls per 1000 bed days. (1) Around 30% of falls as inpatients are injurious, and 4%–6% can result in serious and life-threatening injury. (2 3) This results in significant health burdens and economic burdens due to increased hospita...

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Autores principales: Kempegowda, Punith, Chandan, Joht Singh, Hutton, Richard, Brown, Lauren, Madden, Wendy, Webb, June, Doyle, Alison, Treml, Jonathan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6059340/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30057952
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2017-000222