Serious 6 Inpatient fall resulting in Patient fell while walking from toilet to scalp laceration and hand basin. Staff not present when fall fracture of hip. occurred. Falls risk assessment was completed on admission. Serious 6 Fall resulting in fractured Patient mobilising independently. Had a wrist. shower and reached for towel and lost balance. Fell to the ground and used wrist to break fall. Falls risk assessment completed on admission and was not assessed as a risk. All appropriate steps taken. Serious 6 Fall whilst an inpatient Fall occurred when patient was getting resulting in skin and out of bed and used chair to assist with fractured hip. standing. Chair moved and patient fell to the ground. Unwitnessed fall. Patient had been assessed as a falls risk and was confused. Serious 6 Fall resulting in fracture of Patient assisted to toilet. When patient hip and increased hospital turned to sit on toilet, leg gave way and stay. patient fell to the ground twisting leg. Patient was on assisted walking and toileting. Serious 6 Patient fall resulting in Unable to accurately define when fractured hip. fracture took or how the event occurred. not observed. Serious 6 Patient fall resulting in Patient had been independently fractured hip. mobilising with low frame. Assessed as nil falls risk prior. Patient fell whilst moving from frame to toilet seat.
Serious 6 Inpatient fall resulting in scalp laceration and fracture of hip. Patient fell while walking from toilet to hand basin. Staff not present when fall occurred. Falls risk assessment was completed on admission. Serious 6 Fall resulting in fractured wrist. Patient mobilising independently. Had a shower and reached for towel and lost balance. Fell to the ground and used wrist to break fall. Falls risk assessment completed on admission and was not assessed as a risk. All appropriate steps taken. Serious 6 Fall whilst an inpatient resulting in skin and fractured hip. Fall occurred when patient was getting out of bed and used chair to assist with standing. Chair moved and patient fell to the ground. Unwitnessed fall. Patient had been assessed as a falls risk and was confused. Serious 6 Fall resulting in fracture of hip and increased hospital stay. Patient assisted to toilet. When patient turned to sit on toilet, leg gave way and patient fell to the ground twisting leg. Patient was on assisted walking and toileting. Serious 6 Patient fall resulting in fractured hip. not observed. Unable to accurately define when fracture took or how the event occurred. Serious 6 Patient fall resulting in fractured hip. Patient had been independently mobilising with low frame. Assessed as nil falls risk prior. Patient fell whilst moving from frame to toilet seat.
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