Death of hospital patient in fall ruled as neglect

Staff committed a "gross failure" in their care of Gregory Dervin, a coroner says.

Patient died in fall despite warning, coroner told

An inquest hears nurses were told multiple times that Gregory Dervin was unsteady before his death.
NC Biotech

Asheville healthcare startup working to reduce risks of falls in the home

A North Carolina startup is working to change that. DwellSafe, whose team works out of Asheville and New York City, has ...
Becker's ASC

Patient Safety Tool: Morse Falls Risk Predictor

The National Center for Patient Safety offers a free, downloadable pocket card designed to help healthcare providers measure the risk of patient falls. Healthcare providers can use the Morse Fall ...

'It's a failure somewhere,' Western State Hospital staffer reacts to patient death after jumping or falling from construction crane on campus

The crane is being used to build the state's new forensic psychiatric hospital.
Becker's Hospital Review

Fall interventions similar across patients with different risk levels: 4 notes

Overall, there is little variation in interventions used to prevent patient falls, despite different risk levels, according to a new data analysis from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Washington psychiatric patient dies after jumping or falling from construction crane on campus

The crane is being used to build the state's new forensic psychiatric hospital on the Western State Hospital campus in Lakewood.
Becker's ASC

7 facts on patient falls

Healthcare facilities around the country are implementing different protocols to limit the number of patient falls, which may result in injury and readmission. 1. Hundreds of thousands of patients ...
cbs12.com

Patient dies after falling from moving ambulance, paramedic critically hurt

K9 Knox stops man accused of stealing car, crossing state lines in Indian River County An Indian River County K9 named Knox helped track down a man accused of stealing a vehicle. Palm Beach County ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Patients With COPD, Severe Pain at an Increased Risk of Falling

Patients with both chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and severe pain are at an almost 40% predicted probability of falling, indicating the potential interaction between the conditions.
Yahoo

Patient died in fall despite warning, coroner told

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Football fan Gregory Dervin had been treated in various hospitals for 492 days before his death [Dervin family] Hospital staff ...