MDS Alert
Definitions:
FRACTURE RELATEATED TO A FALL
Published on Mon Aug 20, 2012 
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Any documented bone fracture (in a problem list from a medical record, an x-ray report, or by history of the resident or caregiver) that occurred as a direct result of a fall or was recognized and later attributed to the fall. Do not include fractures caused by trauma related to car crashes or pedestrian versus car accidents or impact of another person or object against the resident.
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