Falls Guidelines for Hospitals
The Preventing Falls and Harm from Falls in Older People: Best Practice Guidelines for Australian Hospitals (Falls Guidelines for Hospitals) is a support resource based on the Falls Guidelines for Hospitals Reference Document. They will be published as part of a suite of resources.
This document is in draft and currently open for consultation, learn more.
The Falls Guidelines for Hospitals has been developed for all people working in Australian hospitals who are involved in the care of older people.
The Falls Guidelines for Hospitals outlines the key fall prevention interventions and associated recommendations and good practice points for implementation in hospitals. This includes:
- information on fall risk assessment
- the fall risk factors to consider and interventions to address each risk factor
- how to minimise harm from falls, and
- post-fall management.
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