Preventing Falls and Reducing Injury from Falls

Published: September 2017
Available in English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Simplified
Clinical,  Older adults,  Population health

Purpose and scope

This best practice guideline (BPG) focuses on the prevention of falls and fall injuries in all adults at risk for falls – including those living in the community – who are receiving care from nurses or other health-care providers. Evidence reviewed for this guideline included studies conducted…

This best practice guideline (BPG) focuses on the prevention of falls and fall injuries in all adults at risk for falls – including those living in the community – who are receiving care from nurses or other health-care providers. Evidence reviewed for this guideline included studies conducted in three main health-care settings: 

  • community (including primary care and home care)
  • hospital
  • long-term care 

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Reference

Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario. (2017). Preventing Falls and Reducing Injury from Falls (4th ed.). Toronto, ON: Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario.

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Disclaimer: These guidelines are not binding for nurses, other health providers or the organizations that employ them. The use of these guidelines should be flexible and based on individual needs and local circumstances. They constitute neither a liability nor discharge from liability. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the contents at the time of publication, neither the authors nor the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) gives any guarantee as to the accuracy of the information contained in them or accepts any liability with respect to loss, damage, injury or expense arising from any such errors or omission in the contents of this work.

Revision status

Current edition published: September 2017 with 2002, 2005, 2011 revisions. 

About the next edition

The Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) is developing a fifth edition of this best practice guideline (BPG), with the working title Prevention of Falls and Reducing Injury from Falls. The anticipated publication date is 2025. 

This new edition will replace RNAO's BPG Prevention of Falls and Reducing Injury from Falls (2017) and Prevention of Falls and Fall Injuries in the Older Adult (2002, 2005 and 2011).   

1. Topic selection
Complete
2. Panel of experts
In progress
3. Systematic Review
4. Recommendation development
5. Stakeholder review
6. Publication

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