@article{ref1,
title="Biomechanical evaluation of injury severity associated with patient falls from bed",
journal="Rehabilitation nursing",
year="2008",
author="Bowers, Bonnie and Lloyd, John and Lee, William and Powell-Cope, Gail and Baptiste, A.",
volume="33",
number="6",
pages="253-259",
abstract="This study investigated the severity of injuries associated with falling from bed and the effectiveness of injury-prevention strategies. Injury criteria were calculated for head- and feet-first falls from six bed heights onto a tiled surface and floor mat. These values indicated a 25% chance of experiencing a serious head injury as a result of falling feet-first from a bed height of 97.5 cm onto a tiled surface. Risk of injury increased to 40% when extrapolated for the height added by bedrails. Using a floor mat decreased this risk to less than 1% for bedrail height for feet-first falls. Calculated impact forces indicated a risk of skull fracture when hitting the tiled surface. Floor mats and height-adjustable beds positioned to the lowest height should be used to decrease the risk of injury associated with falling from bed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0278-4807",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}