Sinanco Newsletter 
Published by Sinanco, Texasgatan 9, S-59341 Västervik, Sweden. Covering the international literature about accidents and their prevention in hospitals, nursing homes and among the elderly.

Epidemiology of falls among patients in a rehabilitation hospital.

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore

567 patients admitted in 1984.
12,5 % experienced at least one fall
71 % of the falls occurred in patients using wheelchairs.
13 % sustained injuries.

Source: Arch-Phys-Med-Rehabil. 1990 Jan;(1): 8-12.