RE: Bruises & Skin Tears, Incident Reports

[Heidi Ebertowski]

At our facility we fill out incident reports on all bruises and skin tears that are witnessed.  Then the Care Coordinators do an investigation of the incident/accident.  On unknown bruises and skin tears, we also do a incident report and the care coordinator does a separate investigation for bruises/skin tears of unknown origin.     Heidi Ebertowski,R.N. MDS Care Coordinator Valley Memorial Homes Grand Forks, ND (701)787-7937   fax (701)787-7901 Confidentiality Statement: This message is intended for the sole use of the individual and entity to whom it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged,confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law.  If you are not the intended addressee,nor authorized to receive for the intended addressee,you are hereby notified that you may not use,copy,disclose or distribute to anyone the message or any information contained in the message.  If you have received this message in error,please immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete the message.  Thank you. -----Original Message----- From: Brenda Chance [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 7:40 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Bruises & Skin Tears, Incident Reports   It’s what ours is as well.  We also do an investigative report with any unusual occurrence and this let’s us know what is reportable, etc.   Brenda W. Chance, RN, RAC-C MDS Coordinator     CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. -----Original Message----- From: Holly Sox, RN, RAC-C [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 7:29 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Bruises & Skin Tears, Incident Reports   At my facility, we do an incident report on every bruise and skin tear. I don't know if there is a requirement, it's just what our policy is.   Holly ----- Original Message ----- From: Kathy Archibald To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 6:04 PM Subject: Bruises & Skin Tears, Incident Reports   We are not sure if we are required to do an incident report for every bruise and/or skin tear, or just those that we don't know the origin of, ie if we know a bruise was from an ankle being bumped during transfer, do we do an incident report?  Some residents bruise so easily, and bruise from every lab draw and frequent insulin shots.  Your advice? Thanks.