New edition of Hazard gives an overview of falls in hospital
The latest edition of the Victorian Injury Surveillance Unit’s Hazard publication provides an in-depth epidemiological overview of fall-related injuries that occurred during hospital admission in Victoria, including frequencies, rates and trends.
Falls that occur in hospital and result in patient harm are relatively common, with a rate of 3.6 falls per 1000 separations in 2017/18, Australia, reported by the AIHW, more than 40,000 hospital falls.
Time trends in the ten-year period from 2011/12 to 2020/21 are presented, along with an analysis of the types of falls and injuries resulting from falls that occur during hospital admission in the three-year period from 2018/19 to 2020/21.
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