Health Care Success - How to Reduce Your Hospital Fall Risk

Sunday, September 20, 2009

Cases of falls in hospital, is an alarming figure, the national average shows that any general acute care hospitals, approximately 1000000 events per year experience. Unfortunately, 30% of accident injuries. Injuries, 5%, or 52,500 are seriously injured, such as hip fracture.
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If you or a loved one is in the hospital, you must remain vigilant against the potential danger of falling. This is important because patients and their families play an important role in creating a safe environment hospital.

All patients will be evaluated in the admission of a potential fall. "The Action Plan will be implemented to reduce the likelihood of falling. Unfortunately, the" Action Plan "is not always respected.

All patients at risk
It is safe to assume that all patients have some risk of falls. Delay in mental status (eg, confusion, disorientation), impaired memory, and those patients drugs on the central nervous system, such as sedatives and tranquilizers may increase the likelihood of collapse.

New products on the market to support the hospital staff to protect their patients. Bed alarms, motion alarms that alert staff when someone tries to get out of bed, are in use. Low bed or Vail "enclosed bed systems" can be used. Physical and chemical constraints continue to be used as well. Many organizations seek to achieve "restraint free" environment limitations has not yet proven, is moving to reduce falls.

Light exit strategy should also include:
• slip shoes
• Improve lighting
• minimize the congestion at the bedside of the patient
• Frequent checks of patients

Plan to prevent falls
We all know that accidents happen. However, be sure that the hospital staff the program to minimize the risk of falling. The following guidelines will help ensure maximum safety of your loved ones.

1. Request a copy of the case to prevent hospital policies and procedures.

2. Check the policy and the actual "care plan, to determine" to see if there is a safe plan.

3. If the declaration of restrictions, a copy of the reluctance of hospital policies and procedures. Restrictions, if properly used, can plan part of the security of the hospital. However, limitations may also pose a security risk. Make sure that they control, as described in the policy limits.

4. Patients will be continuously evaluated to assess their safety and risk. Research reported that between 16% and 52% of patients experience more than one fall during their hospitalization. Pay attention to changes in the condition that the responsibility for change in their fall prevention action plan.

5. Depending on the nature of service needs of man, 24-Sitter space may be the only option for security. Hospital staff should assess the reasons for such a high level of observation.

Current control
Effective protection of the drop shall be under constant review. Remain vigilant to ensure that all teachers of the following guidelines to ensure safety. If necessary, ask that someone in authority to ensure the safety of your loved ones. Stay in hospital quite difficult without the additional burden of a heavy fall.

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