Background: With a mortality rate of nearly 5.5 million annually, stroke is classified as the second leading cause of death worldwide. A high mortality rate is not only the burden of stroke but also leads to permanent disability to 50% of the survivors, so stroke is a spacious disease on public health with severe social and economic outcomes. A survey conducted about the 10 causes of death in Saudi Arabia in 2017, the mortality rate due to stroke was 6.4%. Aim: To assess the knowledge level of high school students about stroke. Methods: A cross sectional research design was utilized to collect the data from students of one of high schools in Al Ahsa, Eastern Region, Saudi Arabia. A convenient sampling method was used to select the study sample. The researchers distributed 120 questionnaires and collected 101 complete questionnaires, which gave a response rate of (84.2%). A self-structured questionnaire survey was conducted between high school students regarding stroke knowledge. Results: The total score of knowledge about stroke ranged from 3-11 out of 17 (Mean 7.04 + 2.5). However, most of the subjects have a low-degree knowledge score (91.1%). Conclusion: There was inadequate awareness of stroke among students, in spite of the fact that it corresponds to a major number of deaths worldwide.

Contents: Falls have been widely observed among admitted patients that substantially influence their recovery from illness. Also, the fall events significantly contribute to their prolonged hospital stay and increased healthcare costs. Furthermore, patients' fall incidents have proved to be quite costly due to the adverse consequences of fall-related injuries. Aim: This review aims to identify and analyze the risk factors of falls among adult patients during hospitalization in the relevant research findings. Methods: The scoping review of the relevant research findings of the risk factors of falls among hospitalized adult patients included 11 relevant studies that were reviewed critically to identify the potential factors increasing patient falls risk. These studies published between 2013-2019 were recruited from authentic databases like MEDLINE, PubMed, CINAHL, and EBSCO. The quality of the included studies was also appraised. Results: This review revealed different factors contribute to increased risk of falls among hospitalized patients like the age of patients, chronic disease, psychotropic and narcotic drugs, urologic conditions, limb amputation, increased use of anti-epileptics, and environmental factors. Conclusion: Falls are attributable to both intrinsic and extrinsic factors during hospitalization. Identifying the significant factors leading to falling can help nurses and other healthcare staff to develop preventive strategies to alleviate these falls' physical, psychological, and social consequences.