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# Posts by admin

- December 13, 2013[Fall Prevention Research](https://uprightfallprevention.com/category/fall-prevention-research/)[Study of Fall Prevention Sensors in Elderly Inpatients is Inconclusive](https://uprightfallprevention.com/study-fall-prevention-sensors-elderly-inpatients-inconclusive/)A recent study reviewed research on fall prevention sensor use in elderly inpatients. Falls are a common and potentially serious event for elderly patients, who are often frail and recover more slowly from fall-related injury injuries. To prevent falls, healthcare workers often use physical restraints with elderly pati
- December 13, 2013[Fall Prevention Research](https://uprightfallprevention.com/category/fall-prevention-research/)[A Large Study of Inpatient Falls and Falls Prevention Across Academic Medical Centers](https://uprightfallprevention.com/large-study-inpatient-falls-falls-prevention-across-academic-medical-centers/)The University Healthsystem Consortium (UHC) in Chicago conducted a retrospective review of 154,618 inpatient falls that occurred from 2004 through 2010 in order to identify factors associated with falls and determine the effectiveness of falls prevention programs. Trends in patient falls, fall rates, and several fall-
- December 13, 2013[Fall Prevention Research](https://uprightfallprevention.com/category/fall-prevention-research/)[Hendrich II Fall Risk Model Used in Acute Care](https://uprightfallprevention.com/hendrich-ii-fall-risk-model-used-acute-care/)The Hendrich II Fall Risk Model was evaluated in a retrospective descriptive study in a 750-bed Midwest hospital. Hospital policy required that patients be assessed for fall risk, using the Hendrich II Fall Risk Model, on admission and at least once daily. Data were collected by chart review of the records of 107 patie
- December 13, 2013[Fall Prevention Research](https://uprightfallprevention.com/category/fall-prevention-research/)[Falls Prevention in Ambulatory Surgery Centers](https://uprightfallprevention.com/falls-prevention-ambulatory-surgery-centers/)Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) patients may be at risk of falling due to a number of factors that differ from an inpatient setting and therefore require specific assessment and intervention. During the third quarter of 2012, ASCs reported a patient fall rate of 0.134 per 1000 admissions, representing 198 falls nationa
- January 1, 2013[Fall Prevention Research](https://uprightfallprevention.com/category/fall-prevention-research/)[Applied Research](https://uprightfallprevention.com/fall-prevention-research/)From Applied Nursing Research, Vol. 16, No. 1 (February), 2003: pp 9-21 by Ann L. Hendrich, Patricia S. Bender and Allen Nyhuis

## Applied Research

Validation of the Hendrich II Fall Risk Model: A Large Concurrent Case-Control Study of Hospitalized Patients. *Applied Nursing Research*, Vol. 16, No. 1 (February), 2003: pp 9-21 by Ann L. Hendrich, Patricia S. Bender and Allen Nyhuis.

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## Fall Prevention Updates

Fall related news and research summaries published on this site between 2013 and 2015.

- November 2, 2015 [In-Hospital Neck of Femur Fractures Increased Mortality](https://uprightfallprevention.com/hospital-neck-femur-fractures-increased-mortality/)
- November 2, 2015 [Falls Screening in England and Wales](https://uprightfallprevention.com/falls-screening-england-wales/)
- November 2, 2015 [Expanding Adverse Event Reporting to Drive Quality Improvement](https://uprightfallprevention.com/expanding-adverse-event-reporting-drive-quality-improvement/)

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