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This study aims to identify factors associated with the severity categories of fall-related injuries and to explore differences in the clinical characteristics of patients who sustain such injuries.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Design<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A retrospective observational study.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Setting<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A tertiary care hospital in Zhejiang Province, China.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Participants<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study included 1030 inpatient fall incidents that occurred between January 2015 and March 2025, drawn from the nursing adverse event reporting system.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Outcome measures<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Based on the fall-related injury outcomes recorded in the nursing adverse event reporting system. Descriptive statistics were employed to analyse the current status of fall-related injuries. Univariable and multivariable analyses were conducted to explore factors associated with the severity categories of fall-related injuries.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The incidence of fall-related injuries in this study was 60.6% and the incidence of serious fall injuries was 12.1%. Logistic regression analysis identified factors associated with the severity categories of fall-related injuries. The analysis revealed that patients aged \u226565 years (minor injuries OR=1.82; serious injuries OR=1.76), women (OR=1.59; 1.90), tripping falls (OR=3.94; 4.48), impact to the knee (OR=4.00) or trunk (OR=4.28; 5.34) and ambulatory status prior to the fall (OR=1.71; 1.97) were all associated with more severe fall injuries.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These findings underscore the need to strengthen fall and fall-related injury prevention efforts among inpatients, particularly among patients aged \u226565 years and women. 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