Prevention of fall-related injuries in long-term care: a randomized controlled trial of staff education.

Wayne A. Ray; Jo A. Taylor; Anne K. Brown; Patricia Gideon; Kathi Hall; Patrick G. Arbogast; Sarah Meredith

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Prevention of fall-related injuries in long-term care: a randomized controlled trial of staff education.

November 9, 2005

Ray WA, Taylor JA, Brown AK, et al. Arch Intern Med. 2005;165(19):2293-8.

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The authors assessed the efficacy of a staff training program for reducing patient falls but found no evidence that the intervention was effective in preventing fall-related injuries.

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