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Enfermería: Cuidados Humanizados
versão impressa ISSN 1688-8375versão On-line ISSN 2393-6606
Resumo
DORNELLES, Cristian et al. Evaluation and Characteristics of Falls of Patients during Hospitalization. Enfermería (Montevideo) [online]. 2021, vol.10, n.2, pp.160-174. Epub 01-Dez-2021. ISSN 1688-8375. https://doi.org/10.22235/ech.v10i2.2499.
Objective:
Evaluate and characterize the patients falls in a hospital in Southern Brazil.
Method:
Descriptive and retrospective study of 73 reports of falls in a hospital in Southern Brazil, from January 2016 to December 2019. Secondary data obtained by the institution's Patient Safety Center and the Morse Fall Scale were used, in a descriptive statistical analysis.
Results:
Most of the patients who suffered falls were male (60.3%), >61 years old (50.6%), clinical treatment (89.0%), patients with neoplasms (43.8%) in continuous medication use (91.8%). The falls occurred from their own same height (67.1%), in the bathroom (56.2%) and in the night shift (50.0%). In 50.7% of the falls there was damage to the patient, mild damage (62.2%), moderate damage (32.4%) and severe damage (5.4%).
Conclusion:
Improving the understanding of falls and their consequences can help health professionals in assessing risks and establishing preventive measures.
Palavras-chave : accidental falls; inpatients; patient safety; patient harm; hospital..