Current state of fall prevention and management policies and procedures in Canadian spinal cord injury rehabilitation

Abstract Background Preventing patient falls is a priority in tertiary spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation. Falls can result in patient or staff injury, delayed rehabilitation, and hospital liability. A comprehensive overview of fall prevention/management policies and procedures in Canadian SCI...

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Main Authors: Hardeep Singh, Heather M. Flett, Michelle P. Silver, B. Catharine Craven, Susan B. Jaglal, Kristin E. Musselman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-020-05168-8