Thanks, Mary Alice, for your feedback. I do greatly appreciate you taking the time to respond.
Bill Bill, I have worked with many patients who have fallen walking to the bathroom or transferring to the toilet or bedside commode. Also falls in and out of tub or shower. Not sure if I just hear about it more because I ask those questions probingly during wheelchair and equipment evaluations. As far as numbers, I would say that of the 20 patients I've seen this month, 8 of them have had this type fall. Hope that's helpful. Mary Alice Cafiero, MSOTR, ATP On Jan 24, 2008, at 9:05 AM, Bill Maloney wrote: > How many of you have personally worked with, or know of (perhaps > from colleagues or other disciplines within your practice settings) > patients who have fallen, with or without resulting injuries while, > specifically: > > 1. ambulating to/from the bathroom for toileting; > 2. transferring on/off the toilet; > 3. while cleaning/wiping immediately after toileting? > > There are, of course, statistical data for these issues but I > wanted to hear directly from those of you who read this list. I > very much appreciate anyone who takes the time to respond. Be well. > > Bill Maloney, OTR > www.embracelifewell.com > -- -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] ************************************************************************************** Enroll in Boston University's post-professional Master of Science for OTs Online. Gain the skills and credentials to propel your career. www.otdegree.com/otn **************************************************************************************
