Accidental Falls

"Accidental Falls" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Falls due to slipping or tripping which may result in injury.

Descriptor ID	D000058
MeSH Number(s)	N06.850.135.122
Concept/Terms	Accidental Falls Accidental Falls Falls Falling Falls, Accidental Accidental Fall Fall, Accidental Slip and Fall Slip and Fall Fall and Slip

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Health Care [N]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Accidents [N06.850.135]
Accidental Falls [N06.850.135.122]

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Bar chart showing 91 publications over 26 distinct years, with a maximum of 10 publications in 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	1	0	1
1996	0	1	1
1997	1	0	1
1999	1	1	2
2000	2	0	2
2003	0	1	1
2004	0	2	2
2006	0	2	2
2007	3	0	3
2008	1	2	3
2009	2	1	3
2010	2	2	4
2011	3	2	5
2012	2	0	2
2013	6	1	7
2014	2	1	3
2015	2	2	4
2016	6	1	7
2017	3	2	5
2018	4	4	8
2019	2	0	2
2020	6	4	10
2021	3	1	4
2022	3	0	3
2024	2	2	4
2025	1	1	2

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Nunes AP, Jung H, Yuan Y, Baek J, Pawasauskas J, Hume AL, Liu SH, Lapane KL. Comparative Safety of Short-Acting Opioid Dose Escalation and Long-Acting Opioid Initiation in Nursing Home Residents. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025 May; 73(5):1517-1527.

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Kan V, Huang W, Steigauf-Regan G, Anderson J, Dang I, Darling C. Injuries and Outcomes of Ground-level Falls Among Older Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study. West J Emerg Med. 2025 Mar; 26(2):301-306.

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Liechti FD, Heinzmann J, Schmutz NA, Rossen ML, Rossel JB, Limacher A, Schmidt Leuenberger JM, Baumgartner C, Wertli MM, Aujesky D, Verra M, Aubert CE. Effect of goal-directed mobilisation versus standard care on physical functioning among medical inpatients: the GoMob-in randomised, controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2024 Nov 14; 14(11):e086921.

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Babu KM, Haddad YK, Causey ST, Vargas-Torres CC, Martinez PM, Goldberg EM, Dorfman JD, Bleser JA, Chapman BP, Lai JT, Saif R, Elhoussan R, Graham LA, Krotulski AJ, Walton SE, Thomas FD, Logan BK, C Merchant R. Detection of ethanol, cannabinoids, benzodiazepines, and opioids in older adults evaluated for serious injuries from falls. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2024 Oct; 62(10):661-668.

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Armstrong E, Rogers K, Li CS, Jagnoor J, Moroz P, Oguzie GC, Hailu S, Miclau T, de la Huerta F, Martinez-Ruiz JJ, Bidolegui F, Zhou J, Ma X, Wu B, Sancheti P, Quang N, Baigi V, Haddadi M, Tian M, Sprague S, Devereaux PJ, Bhandari M, Ivers R. Time from injury to hip-fracture surgery in low-income and middle-income regions: a secondary analysis of data from the International Orthopaedic Multicentre Study in Fracture Care (INORMUS). Lancet Healthy Longev. 2024 Aug; 5(8):e552-e562.

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Heinzmann J, Rossen ML, Efthimiou O, Baumgartner C, Wertli MM, Rodondi N, Aubert CE, Liechti FD. Risk Factors for Falls Among Hospitalized Medical Patients - A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2025 02; 106(2):292-299.

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Naser M, Schilling P, Szalai H, Visintainer P, Pack Q. Incidence and Patterns of Falls in Cardiac Rehabilitation. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev. 2023 01 01; 43(1):75-77.

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Cash C, Caswell S, Gratton A, Colosimo C, Kubasiak J, Yon J, Mentzer C. Age-Related Differences in Injury Patterns and Outcome From Falls From Tree Stands. Am Surg. 2022 May; 88(5):1031-1032.

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Challen K, Westafer L, Milne WK. Hot off the press: Stop fallin'-Geriatric fall prevention in the emergency department. Acad Emerg Med. 2022 04; 29(4):507-508.

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Herzig SJ, Rothberg MB, Moss CR, Maddaleni G, Bertisch SM, Wong J, Zhou W, Ngo L, Anderson TS, Gurwitz JH, Marcantonio ER. Risk of in-hospital falls among medications commonly used for insomnia in hospitalized patients. Sleep. 2021 09 13; 44(9).

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