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 30 publications over 14 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2015

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2004	1	1	2
2005	1	1	2
2007	2	1	3
2008	0	1	1
2010	0	1	1
2011	1	1	2
2012	2	0	2
2015	4	1	5
2016	0	1	1
2017	2	1	3
2018	0	1	1
2019	3	0	3
2020	2	1	3
2025	0	1	1

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Turner K, Al Taweel M, Petrucci C, Rosas S, Potter C, Cramer E, Shorr RI, Mion LC, McNett M. Selecting and tailoring implementation strategies for deimplementing fall prevention alarms in US hospitals: a group concept mapping study. BMJ Qual Saf. 2026 Mar 19; 35(4):247-256.

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Reyes-Ortiz CA, Payan-Villamizar CM, Campo-Arias A, Ocampo-Chaparro JM, Sosa-Sarmiento PV, Horne E, Brito R, Gil-Arana A, Luque JS, Harris CM. Adverse childhood experiences are associated with falling among middle-aged and older adults, US 2023 BRFSS data. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2026 02 05; 81(3).

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Garrison SR, Bakal JA, Kolber MR, Korownyk CS, Green LA, Kirkwood JEM, McAlister FA, Padwal RS, Lewanczuk R, Hill MD, Singer AG, Katz A, Kelmer MD, Gayayan A, Campbell FN, Vucenovic A, Archibald NR, Yeung JMS, Youngson ERE, McGrail K, O'Neill BG, Greiver M, Manca DP, Kraut RY, Wang T, Manns BJ, Mangin DA, MacLean C, McCormack J, Wong ST, Norris C, Allan GM. Antihypertensive Medication Timing and Cardiovascular Events and Death: The BedMed Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2025 06 17; 333(23):2061-2072.

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Fernandes SN, Zuckerman E, Miranda R, Baroni A. When Night Falls Fast: Sleep and Suicidal Behavior Among Adolescents and Young Adults. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2021 01; 30(1):269-282.

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Reyes-Ortiz CA, Perez-Zepeda MU, Ocampo-Chaparro JM, Campo-Arias A, Borda MG, Holmes HM, Luque JS. Polyvictimization and Recurrent Falling in Older Ecuadorian Adults: The Mediation Role of Depressive Symptoms. J Aging Health. 2021 01; 33(1-2):27-38.

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Staggs VS, Turner K, Potter C, Cramer E, Dunton N, Mion LC, Shorr RI. Unit-level variation in bed alarm use in US hospitals. Res Nurs Health. 2020 08; 43(4):365-372.

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Carter V, Jain T, James J, Cornwall M, Aldrich A, de Heer HD. The 3-m Backwards Walk and Retrospective Falls: Diagnostic Accuracy of a Novel Clinical Measure. J Geriatr Phys Ther. 2019 Oct/Dec; 42(4):249-255.

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Kawakami C, Taira D, Prudencio J. Use of Psychotropic Medications by Older Adults Presenting to the Emergency Department After Fall-Related Injuries. Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2019 07; 78(7):240-244.

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Jia H, Lubetkin EI, DeMichele K, Stark DS, Zack MM, Thompson WW. Prevalence, risk factors, and burden of disease for falls and balance or walking problems among older adults in the U.S. Prev Med. 2019 09; 126:105737.

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Cai A, Calhoun DA. Antihypertensive Medications and Falls in the Elderly. Am J Hypertens. 2018 02 09; 31(3):281-283.

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