What would be an appropriate statement to include in an incident report?
A) The PTA reported to the PT that the patient fell today and injured her shoulder when she hit the floor.
B) The patient missed the chair while sitting down, but he did not fall to the floor.
C) The patient reported that the PTA stopped him from falling off the bed today.
D) The PTA reported that the nursing staff "dropped" the patient onto the mat from standing without injury to the patient.

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The only statement that would be appropriate to include in an incident report is the statement about the injury to the patient's shoulder. The other examples did not result in the patient falling to the floor or receiving an injury.

What Would Be an Appropriate Statement to Include in an Incident