title: Essential care after an inpatient fall: National Patient Safety Agency advice.
abstract: John Tingle discusses a recent National Patient Safety Agency Rapid Response Report on essential care after an inpatient fall. To give the discussion a broader perspective and context he also introduces a US analysis of healthcare strategies that can be employed to reduce inpatient hospital falls.
authors.affiliation: Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University, UK.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tingle
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004282:Documentation; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D012308:Risk Management / Q000379:methods*; D017751:Safety Management / Q000379:methods*; D006113:United Kingdom