Incidence of falls and fall-related characteristics in hospitalized children in South Korea: a descriptive study
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Purpose: With the recent increase in interest in patient safety, prevention of falls in hospitalizedchildren has become important. This study aimed to identify the incidence rateof falls among hospitalized children and explore fall-related characteristics. Methods:This retrospective descriptive study analyzed the medical information of 18,119 patientsaged <18 years admitted to a general hospital in South Korea from electronic medical recordsand fall event reports between January 1, 2018, and September 30, 2023. The studyvariables included the general and clinical characteristics of the fall group and fall-relatedcharacteristics of the fall events. This study employed descriptive statistics and a chisquaretest using IBM SPSS version 26.0. Results: Among the patients, 82 fall events wereidentified. Therefore, the fall incidence rate was 4.5 falls per 1,000 patients. Furthermore,a statistically significant difference was found concerning the type of injury sustained betweenchildren >1 year old and those <1 year old, and most cases had no damage orbruises. More cases were found in which falls occurred two days after hospitalization inwinter and summer than on the day or the day after hospitalization, which was a statisticallysignificant difference. In addition, fall prevalence was higher between 8 am and 4pm, and when no caregiver was present. Conclusion: Based on the results of this study,education and interventions to prevent fall events in infants and toddlers should persistthroughout hospitalization, and it is necessary to guide continuous management and observationof the caregivers.
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Purpose: With the recent increase in interest in patient safety, prevention of falls in hospitalizedchildren has become important. This study aimed to identify the incidence rateof falls among hospitalized children and explore fall-related characteristics. Methods:This retrospective descriptive study analyzed the medical information of 18,119 patientsaged <18 years admitted to a general hospital in South Korea from electronic medical recordsand fall event reports between January 1, 2018, and September 30, 2023. The studyvariables included the general and clinical characteristics of the fall group and fall-relatedcharacteristics of the fall events. This study employed descriptive statistics and a chisquaretest using IBM SPSS version 26.0. Results: Among the patients, 82 fall events wereidentified. Therefore, the fall incidence rate was 4.5 falls per 1,000 patients. Furthermore,a statistically significant difference was found concerning the type of injury sustained betweenchildren >1 year old and those <1 year old, and most cases had no damage orbruises. More cases were found in which falls occurred two days after hospitalization inwinter and summer than on the day or the day after hospitalization, which was a statisticallysignificant difference. In addition, fall prevalence was higher between 8 am and 4pm, and when no caregiver was present. Conclusion: Based on the results of this study,education and interventions to prevent fall events in infants and toddlers should persistthroughout hospitalization, and it is necessary to guide continuous management and observationof the caregivers.
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