Reducing serious fall-related injuries in acute hospitals: Are low-low beds a critical success factor?

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Reducing serious fall-related injuries in acute hospitals: Are low-low beds a critical success factor?

Aim: This article is a report of a study of associations between occurrence of serious fall-related injuries and implementation of low-low beds at The Northern Hospital, Victoria, Australia. Background: A 9-year evaluation at The Northern Hospital found an important reduction in fall-related injurie...

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Main Authors:	Barker, A., Kamar, J., Tyndall, T., Hill, Keith
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2012
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/34981

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