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| Fall Risk in Elderly Hospitalized Patients |
The EBMcalc module Fall Risk in Elderly Hospitalized Patients is available in EBMcalc Complete Edition.
This calculator evaluates the following Clinical Criteria:
- History of fall at presentation or fall since admission
- Agitation present
- Visual impairment (major)
- Frequent urination
- Poor mobility or transfer ability
References
- Beghe C. A 6-point risk score precdicted which elderly patients would fall in hospital. ACP J Club. 1998 May-June 128;81.
- Oliver D, Britton M, Seed P, et al. Development and evaluation of evidence based risk assessment tool (STRATIFY) to predict which elderly inpatients will fall: case-control and cohort studies. BMJ. 1997 Oct 25;315(7115):1049-1053. PubMed ID: 9366729
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