RE: fall intervention ideas?

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Title: Citrus Punch

Alarms on chairs and beds do not typically prevent falls.  Such devices alert staff that a person has already stood up. They are best used as an assessment tool to determine when and why a person attempts to rise without assistance. Once a pattern is identified, care plans may be modified.    in your case, try to determine if there is a particular time the resident wishes to get up and why?  What is the root cause?  What is the stimulus and behavior relationship?   Are the falls from bed?  Self ambulation from the chair?  Don't over-look the environmental factors that may exist. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Brenda Chance Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 9:53 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: fall intervention ideas? What about PT or maybe a restorative problem to ambulate her a couple of times a day?    Also how about a merry walker so that if she becomes hypotensive, she can sit down easily?   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: Jamie Morris, RN [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 10:44 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: fall intervention ideas?   We have a resident who has fell many times in the past 5 days.... she appears to be having some sort of medical problem going on & we are in the process of identifying that.... but for now I was wondering about creative fall interventions that may have worked for others...   we have a bed & chair alarm in use (she is trying to ambulate but has orthostatic hypotension & a very unsteady gait- new for her), and I have thought about a low bed with mats, but I am drawing a blank after this except for 1:1 supervision or restraints (with release, exercise, etc.).  If anyone has any suggestions, I would really appreciate it...