NPSD Data Spotlight: Patterns of Fall Interventions.
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; September 2023. AHRQ Publication no. 23-0055.
Falls are a frequently reported sentinel event. This Data Spotlight from AHRQ’s Network of Patient Safety Databases (NPSD) highlights the most common interventions in place among patients who experienced a fall such as nonslip wear, bed height and visible risk identification. Data for the analysis includes reports on patient safety concerns submitted from 2009 through 2021.