Falls prevention

» Preventing Falls Statistical Return Workbook (Word 98KB)
» Falls Overview (Evidence-Based Care Processes – Preventing Falls) (PDF 171KB)

Goal: to prevent hospital related falls and injuries from falls.

Resources

Further resources and implementation tools

Falls prevention policies and toolkits

• Transforming Care at the Bedside - Reducing Patient Injuries from Falls (PDF 987KB)
• The Falls Policy for Older Western Australiansx (external website)
• Falls Prevention Standard (PDF 67KB)
• Falls Evaluation Self-Assessment Tool (PDF 53KB)
• The National Falls Prevention for Older People Plan: 2004 Onwards (external website)
• The Falls Green Box: Australian Commission of Safety and Quality in Healthcare (external website)

Falls prevention websites

• The WA Falls Network (external website)
• Stay on your feet project (external website)

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