Screening for injurious falls in acute care hospitals.

Background: Injurious fall is a serious hospital-acquired condition. Screening tools for injurious falls in hospitalized patients have received limited evaluation.

Objective: To compare operating characteristics of a succinct screening tool for injurious falls, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) screening tool (based on mobility, fall history, and nursing judgment), with the ABCS injurious fall screening tool (based on Age, Bone, Coagulation, and recent Surgery).