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• A fall is defined as an unplanned descent to a lower level,

with or without injury. (MOH, 2019)

• A prevalence study done in a large tertiary hospital in

Malaysia in 2011 showed

➢majority of falls occurred in the period between

midnight and noon. This may have been associated
with toileting at night and higher activity in the

mornings.
b. Fall ➢21.5% occurred in the toilet

➢51.6% occurred by the bedside

➢47.5% of fallers had a previous history of falls

➢41% occurred in the general medical wards

➢The psychiatry, radiotherapy and oncology, and
orthopaedic wards together contributed to 25% of the

falls.