Table 1.
Overall comparison of total inpatient falls data overnight and pre and post PVM implementation.
| Fall Classification | Ward A | Ward B | Ward C | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre PVM Nov-March |
Post PVM April-Aug |
Pre PVM Nov-March |
Post PVM April-Aug |
Pre PVM Nov-March |
Post PVM April-Aug |
Pre PVM Nov-March |
Post PVM April-Aug |
|
| Witnessed falls overnight | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| Unwitnessed falls overnight | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 34 | 11 |
| ROOB from Hilo bed onto crash mat—unwitnessed overnight | 11 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 7 |
| Total number of falls overnight | 25 (55%) |
7 (26%) |
16 (47%) |
8 (29%) |
15 (44%) |
10 (24%) |
56 | 25 |
| Total number of ‘bed days’ (beds occupied) | 4124 | 3346 | 3448 | 3214 | 4751 | 4513 | 12323 | 11073 |
| Falls/1000 ‘bed days’ | 4.54 | 2.26 | ||||||
| Prop | 0.006062 | 0.002092 | 0.00464 | 0.002489 | 0.003157 | 0.002216 | 0.0045443 | 0.002258 |
| Significant decrease (p = 0.009) | Not significant (p = 0.1431) | Not significant (p = 0.3829) | Significant decrease (p = 0.003) | |||||
| Total falls during day/evening shifts | 20 (45%) |
20 (74%) |
18 (53%) |
18 (71%) |
19 (56%) |
31 (76%) |
57 | 69 |
| Total falls per unit | 45 (100%) |
27 (100%) | 34 (100%) |
26 (100%) |
34 (100%) |
41 (100%) |
113 | 94 |