Exploring and evaluating five paediatric falls assessment instruments and injury risk indicators: an ambispective study in a tertiary care setting.

K, Harvey; D, Kramlich; J, Chapman; J, Parker; E, Blades

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2834.2010.01095.x

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Exploring and evaluating five paediatric falls assessment instruments and injury risk indicators: an ambispective study in a tertiary care setting.

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Harvey K

Kramlich D

Chapman J

Abstract

<h4>Aim</h4>To evaluate currently available paediatric falls assessments instruments and to build a predictive fall model while also evaluating injury risk as a predictor of fall likelihood within the paediatric inpatient population.<h4>Background</h4>There is lack of paediatric-specific fall assess...

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