Cummings Fall Scale High Fall Risk Score Range
Sample risk level risk level mfs score action no risk 0 24 good basic nursing care low risk 25 50 implement standard fall prevention interventions high risk 51 implement high risk fall prevention interventions.
Cummings fall scale high fall risk score range. Npv at 063 and ppv at 053. The hdfs identifies hospitalized pediatric patients at high risk for falls. Approximately 78 per cent of all falls in the hospital population are in this category. An important consideration that greatly affects identification of fall risk in children is the age of.
Fall prevention involves managing a patients underlying fall risk factors and optimizing the hospitals physical. Morse fall scale 29 414 morse fall scale modified 8 114 hendrich fall risk assessment 5 71 hendrich fall risk assessment modified 2 29 briggs fall risk assessment 2 29 conley scale 1 14 schmid fall risk assessment 1 14 schmid fall risk assessment modified 1 14 fall risk assessment tools. Both the low and high risk groups are assigned corresponding intervention sets for clini cians to incorporate into practice wood 2006. Ment indicates high risk at scores greater than 11 and patients scoring 7 to 11 are categorized as low risk.
Cummings scale is highly sensitive in identifying hospitalized children for either high risk low or no risk for falls neiman j et al 2011. Develop and evaluate fall risk assessment and prevention program. Each year somewhere between 700000 and 1000000 people in the united states fall in the hospital. Sensitivity was 085 specificity was 024.
Add all points to calculate fall risk score. A fall may result in fractures lacerations or internal bleeding leading to increased health care utilization. If no option is selected score for category is 0 points age single select 60 69 years 1 point 70 79 years 2 points greater than or equal to 80 years 3 points fall historysingle select one fall within 6 months before admission 5 points. Maximal performance was achieved with a 4 item 4 point little schmidy index ls4 using a cut off score of 1 to indicate fall risk with sensitivity of 79 and specificity of 49.
High risk patients fell nearly twice as often as low risk patients or 187 ci 101 353 p 003. Once the whole score is totaled the result will then be an indication of one of the three risk categories below. Research shows that close to one third of falls can be prevented. Sample of 59 fall encounters.