From the AHAP Blog: BMJ reports on patient care and falls
February 8, 2011
In a January report, the British Medical Journal (BMJ) found that patients who fall out of bed often do not receive adequate care, including delay in diagnosis, failure to record neurological observations, and delay in-urgent surgery.
The report, published January 28, 2011, analyzed 12 months of reports from the National Patient Care Agency. Researchers found that 200 patients who sustained fractures or intracranial injuries after a fall experienced “shortfalls in care.”
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