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Hospital Falls

By Ken Margolin

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A great deal of attention has been paid lately - rightfully so - to the subject of infections contracted in hospitals. Less focus has been placed on another source of serious and preventable injuries in hospitals - falls. The result of a fall down injury in a hospital may be severe. Patients are ill and often debilitated or disoriented to begin with. If a patient's condition presents any appreciable risk of falling, the hospital has the obligation to assess and document the risk, and to take appropriate precautions.

Full post as published by Boston Personal Injury Lawyer on September 17, 2007 (boomark / email).

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