Patient safety and patients’ fall risk in the pre-hospital phase of emergency medical services

Autor: Marcin Mikos, Magdalena Żurowska-Wolak, Zofia Paradowska, Aleksandra Izabela Czerw
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Polish<br />Russian<br />Ukrainian
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Journal of Education, Health and Sport, Vol 9, Iss 5, Pp 75-80 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2391-8306
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.2656502
Popis: In Poland, falls constitute the major cause of hospitalisation and deaths among all types of accidents. Around 5,000 people die because of that per year (the standardised rate: 8.8. per 100,000 population). Nearly 70 % of the deaths caused by falls are related to slips and trips. A total of 11.3% deaths are connected with falling down stairs and other inclined surfaces. As many as 34 % of fatal falls remain further unexplained.
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