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Review
. 2012 May;23(2):305-14.
doi: 10.1016/j.pmr.2012.02.006. Epub 2012 Apr 5.

Falls in the inpatient rehabilitation facility

Marc K Ross  1 , Ethan Egan, Mohammed Zaman, Besem Aziz, Tad Dewald, Salem Mohammed
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Review

Falls in the inpatient rehabilitation facility

Marc K Ross et al. Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 2012 May.

Abstract

Older adults are rehabilitated for a variety of conditions in an inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF), and they are often at an increased risk for falling during their stay. This article (1) provides an overview of the incidence, prevalence, and impact of falls in facilities that provide inpatient rehabilitation; (2) provides some key factors to be considered in the assessment of the patient admitted to the IRF for risk factors associated with falling; and (3) identifies strategies that can help reduce the risk of falling in patients admitted to an IRF.

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