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Topic 1 supplement: Patient story staff perspective

15 Feb 2022

Betty is a 93 year old lady with a history of falls. Her daughter Barbara talks about what happened when avoidable environmental factors (a cluttered toilet space) interacted with her mother’s risk factor of impaired mobility (for which she was using a walker) to cause a fall.


Published: 15 Feb 2022 Modified: 15 Feb 2022