In hospital falls of a large hospital

BMC Research Notes

Elisiane Lorenzini¹  Aline Brenner de Souza²  Daniela Oliveira²  Vania Röhsig²  Mohamed Fayeq Parrini Mutlaq²  Rubia Natasha Maestri²  Belisa Marin Alves²  Danusa Cristina Gatto² 

[1] Federal University of Santa Catarina;Hospital Moinhos de Vento;

关键词: Accidental falls;    Aged;    Accident prevention;    Hospitals;    Nursing;    Patient safety;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s13104-019-4318-9

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Objectives The present database contains information on patient falls in the hospital setting. Data were collected in January 2018 with of describing in-hospital falls reported from 1st January 2012 to 31 December 2017 in a large hospital in the South of Brazil. Learning about the characteristics of these events and establishing a profile may contribute to the design of adequate prevention and improvement strategies that are effective to reduce the risk of falls. Data description This data set encompasses 1.071 in-patients falls characterized by the follow variables: year, date, patient birth, weekday, shift, department/location of the incident, location, severity, presence of companion, age, sex, risk level, medication associated with fall risk, implemented fall prevention protocol, type of injury, reason, restraint prescription, physical therapy prescription.

【 授权许可】

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