A CLINICAL STUDY OF FALLS IN HOSPITALIZATION PATIENTS

younger and those 60 years or older fell.In particular10% of patients over 80 fell.Falls occurred most often at the bedside(51.3%)followed by in a corridor(22.4%)a lavatory (10.9%)a floor(7.7%).Seventy-seven falls(49.4%)were related with an act of excretion. This tendency was strongest in elderly patients.Risk factors for falls included mental dysfunction in 46 paients(34%)motor dysfunction in 28 patients(20.7%)medication(antide‑ pressant/hypnotics)in 25 patients(18.5%).To prevent fallsexactly evaluation of each