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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

THE NEED TO REDUCE FALLS

 Falls are common in hospital and are associated with significant adverse
outcomes
 Falls are preventable

FALLS INTERVENTION TEAM (FIT)

 The FIT is a multidisciplinary team consisting of the physician, nurses,
physiotherapists, occupational therapists and pharmacists
 A FIT assumes overall responsibility for the design of the falls prevention and
intervention programme

FALLS ASSESSMENT

 Tools such as the Morse Falls Scale need to be applied together with clinical
judgment
 Falls risk factor assessment should consist of a multifactorial evaluation

FALLS PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION

 Falls prevention and intervention measures should be individualized
 Environmental hazards that predispose to falls should be minimized

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