Risk management: implementation of a clinical protocol for the prevention and management of pediatric falls.

Objective: To describe the process of elaboration and implementation of a protocol for the prevention and management of pediatric falls.

Method: This was an actionresearch developed at a public hospital in Southeast Brazil with 10 members of the multidisciplinary team from the pediatrics, maternity, neonatal intensive care sectors, and the patient safety center. To elaborate the protocol, literature review, three meetings with the group, and two rounds ofonline correction were carried out.