Enter the number of falls and the number of patient bed days into the Fall Rate Calculator. The calculator will evaluate the Fall Rate.
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Fall Rate Formula
The following two example problems outline the steps and information needed to calculate the Fall Rate.
FALL = #F / BD * 1000
- Where FALL is the Fall Rate (falls per 1000 bed days)
- #F is the number of falls
- BD is the number of patient bed days
How to Calculate Fall Rate?
The following example problems outline how to calculate Fall Rate.
Example Problem #1:
- First, determine the number of falls.
- The number of falls is given as: 20.
- Next, determine the number of patient bed days.
- The number of patient bed days is provided as: 3,000.
- Finally, calculate the Fall Rate using the equation above:
FALL = #F / BD * 1000
The values provided above are inserted into the equation below and computed.
FALL = 20 / 3000 * 1000 = 6.66 (falls per 1000 bed days)
Example Problem #2:
For this problem, the variables required are provided below:
number of falls = 30
number of patient bed days = 1,000
Test your knowledge using the equation and check your answer with the calculator..
FALL = #F / BD * 1000 = ?
