Fall Risk Screening — On Admission and After Any Change
Six questions, two minutes, a score that drives the care plan. Repeat after any fall, transfer, new sedative or change in condition
What it is
A six-item fall-risk screen (history of falls, secondary diagnosis, mobility aid, IV or heparin lock, gait, mental status) with the risk bands and the actions each band requires.
Where to use it
Every admission, every ward transfer, after any fall, after starting a sedative, opioid, antihypertensive or diuretic. Evidence for: Universal Floor — falls prevention; Hospital Standard 4 — care planning. Evidence for: Universal Floor — falls prevention; Hospital Standard 4 — care planning. Evidence for: Universal Floor — falls prevention; Hospital Standard 4 — care planning. Evidence for: Universal Floor — falls prevention; Hospital Standard 4 — care planning. Evidence for: Universal Floor — falls prevention; Hospital Standard 4 — care planning. Evidence for: Universal Floor — falls prevention; Hospital Standard 4 — care planning. Evidence for: Universal Floor — falls prevention; Hospital Standard 4 — care planning. Evidence for: Universal Floor — falls prevention; Hospital Standard 4 — care planning. Evidence for: Universal Floor — falls prevention; Hospital Standard 4 — care planning.
Translate and adapt
English master edition. Georgian and other translations are added as they are clinically reviewed. Any facility may translate, add its logo and adapt wording to local practice — keeping the ASF block, the source attribution and the licence line on the sheet. Clinical thresholds and drug doses must be confirmed against national protocols before use.
The same code is printed on the tool itself. Scan it in any facility to reach this page.
Falls Environment Checklist — Ward, Bathroom, Corridor
Post-Fall Huddle
Preventing Falls — What You and Your Family Can Do
Falls — Monthly Dashboard
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