Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 35, Issue 2 , Pages 89-92 , March 2009

ED Patient Falls and Resulting Injuries

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 Earn Up to 7 CE Hours. See page 177.

 These data were presented at the 2007 Emergency Nurses Association Annual Conference, September 27-29, in Salt Lake City, UT.

PII: S0099-1767(08)00034-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jen.2008.01.004

Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 35, Issue 2 , Pages 89-92 , March 2009

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