IRCT2015052022333N1 IRCT 2015-10-20 Tehran University of Medical Sciences prevention of patient fall Effect patient and staff education programs to decrease falls and fall-related injuries in a general hospital: cluster randomized controlled trail 2015-11-11 anticipated 2100 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/19281 interventional Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Single blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Crossover, Purpose: Prevention. N/A fall from bed, fall from wheelchair, fall from chair, fall from or off toilet. Intervention 1: patient education, staff training, training patients for not leaving the bed and the bathroom without asking for help, placement of nursing-call bells, Provide adequate lighting, supervise high risk patients during transmission and handovers, allocate mobility devices, placement of call bell and safe guard in bathrooms, placement of a ‘Fall alert’ sign above the patient’s bed, detection and treatment of postoperative complications such as Hypoxia, using yellow wristband, encourage appropriate use of eyeglasses, hearing aids and footwear, reassessment of patients after their fall, placing side rails on bed and encourage patients to empty their bladder and bowel prior to bedtime. Intervention 2: Participants in the control phase receive usual care of hospital that consists of assessment of patients and having specific identification wristband.