Patient safety and patients’ fall risk in the pre-hospital phase of emergency medical services

Authors

  • Marcin Mikos Katedra Bioinformatyki i Zdrowia Publicznego Wydziału Lekarskiego i Nauk o Zdrowiu Krakowskiej Akademii im. Andrzeja Frycza Modrzewskiego w Krakowie
  • Magdalena Żurowska-Wolak Zakład Ratownictwa Medycznego Wydziału Nauk o Zdrowiu Collegium Medicum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego w Krakowie
  • Zofia Paradowska Przychodnia Sport-Med, Kraków
  • Aleksandra Izabela Czerw Medical University of Warsaw, Department of Public Health

Keywords

Patient safety, fall risk

Abstract

In Poland, falls constitute the major cause of hospitalisation and deaths among all types of accidents. Around 5,000 people die because of that per year (the standardised rate: 8.8. per 100,000 population). Nearly 70 % of the deaths caused by falls are related to slips and trips. A total of 11.3% deaths are connected with falling down stairs and other inclined surfaces. As many as 34 % of fatal falls remain further unexplained.

Author Biography

Aleksandra Izabela Czerw, Medical University of Warsaw, Department of Public Health

Department of Public Health

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Published

2019-05-04

How to Cite

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MIKOS, Marcin, ŻUROWSKA-WOLAK, Magdalena, PARADOWSKA, Zofia and CZERW, Aleksandra Izabela. Patient safety and patients’ fall risk in the pre-hospital phase of emergency medical services. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. Online. 4 May 2019. Vol. 9, no. 5, pp. 75-80. [Accessed 6 July 2025].

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 5 (2019)

Section

Case Reports

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