A fall is an unplanned descent to the floor with or without injury to the patient, and represent the largest category of reported incidents in hospitals.

Resources to prevent falls:

• Falls Change Package
• Falls Checklist
• Falls Delirium Fishbowl Recordings
• Falls Delirium Fishbowl Final Report
• FHA Event Archives
• HRET HIIN Resource Library
• Success Stories
• GET UP
• WAKE UP

Other Key Web sites:

• Fall Prevention Center of Excellence
• National Council on Aging