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BOUCHARD CHUNG LEGAL NURSE CONSULTING LLC
The Fall Nurse
No one wants to fall. Yet falls remains a major public health concer, affecting 1 in 4 adults over the age of 65. They are the leading cause of both fatal and non-fatal injuries in older adults. Beyond physical harm, falls often trigger a cascade of consequences including loss of independence, depression, social isolation, decreased quality of life, and in some cases, death.
Laura Bouchard Chung RN MS CCRN has a specialized focus on fall-related cases. She is a contributing author to the best-selling book Medical Record Analysis, Vol. 3, where she writes extensively on fall analysis and documentation. She also developed a 22-Point Fall Deep Dive, a comprehensive framework used to analyze fall cases and determine whether applicable standards of care were met.
Types of Falls
Healthcare Setting Falls
Falls occur across a wide range of healthcare settings, including hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, and nursing homes. While older adults are often considered the highest fall-risk population, they are not the only ones. Other patient groups face significant risk as well, including mothers and newborns, a frequently overlooked population.
Slip and Falls: Personal Injury
Slip and fall incidents occur when an individual falls, slips, or trips as a result of a hazardous condition on another party’s property. Common contributing hazards include: wet or recently cleaned floors, uneven walking surfaces, inadequate lighting, and buckled flooring or carpeting. Key elements to evaluate in these cases include: the footwear worn at the time of the incident, available surveillance or body-camera footage, the presence or absence of warning signage such as “wet floor” signs
Industrial, or Work Place, Falls
Workplace and industrial falls often occur in construction sites, warehouses, manufacturing facilities, and other high-risk environments where hazards such as unguarded edges, improper ladder or scaffold use, slick surfaces, and inadequate safety protocols are present. Laura Chung, RN, MS, CCRN assists attorneys by analyzing medical records, injury mechanisms, and safety documentation to assess causation, severity, and compliance with applicable safety standards. Her review helps clarify how the
Contact Laura for a Fall Deep Dive today.