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Hospital Falls

Falls in hospitals occur all to often and have devastating results. Many times, the falls are preventable. Too often falls are the result of hospital staff failing to properly monitor patients or attend to them as necessary. Patients being medicated with benzodiazepines are especially vulnerable to falls as are patients within compromised ambulatory ability. Family members with loved ones in the hospital should be vigilant in ensuring that hospital staff do their job in ensuring that their patient receive proper safety measures to prevent a fall.