Exploring the contributory factors for un-witnessed in-patient falls from the National Reporting and Learning System database.
Healthcare Ergonomics and Patient Safety research Unit (HEPSU), Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3TU, UK. s.m.hignett@lboro.ac.uk
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D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D059019:Clinical Coding; D003221:Confusion / Q000150:complications; D019992:Databases as Topic; D016330:Frail Elderly; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000523:psychology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012308:Risk Management; D017751:Safety Management