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Distribution of fall and injurious fall rates per 1,000 patient days across all hospitals (n=1,263) reporting by unit type, July 1, 2006 – September 30, 2008, NDNQI.
| Percentile | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Falls | Unit Type | 10th | 25th | 50th | 75th | 90th |
| Medical | 2.39 | 3.13 | 4.06 | 5.03 | 6.04 | |
| Surgical | 1.36 | 2.02 | 2.76 | 3.61 | 4.60 | |
| Medical-Surgical | 1.86 | 2.66 | 3.54 | 4.55 | 5.71 | |
| Injurious Falls | Medical | 0.26 | 0.59 | 0.96 | 1.36 | 1.79 |
| Surgical | 0.08 | 0.31 | 0.57 | 0.88 | 1.24 | |
| Medical-Surgical | 0.17 | 0.49 | 0.83 | 1.21 | 1.63 | |
