Question

Summarize the five (5) design suggestions to help reduce or eliminate falls.

Answer 1

Ans) Universal fall precautions are called "universal" because they apply to all patients regardless of fall risk. Universal fall precautions revolve around keeping the patient's environment safe and comfortable. Although the choice of which precautions to emphasize may vary by hospital, a good starting list adapted from the Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement guideline is provided here:

- Familiarize the patient with the environment.
- Have the patient demonstrate call light use.
- Maintain call light within reach.
- Keep the patient's personal possessions within patient safe reach.
- Have sturdy handrails in patient bathrooms, room, and hallway.
- Place the hospital bed in low position when a patient is resting in bed; raise bed to a comfortable height when the patient is transferring out of bed.
- Keep hospital bed brakes locked.
- Keep wheelchair wheel locks in "locked" position when stationary.
- Keep nonslip, comfortable, well-fitting footwear on the patient.
- Use night lights or supplemental lighting.
- Keep floor surfaces clean and dry. Clean up all spills promptly.
- Keep patient care areas uncluttered.
- Follow safe patient handling practices.

5 design suggestions:

- Identify the vunerable people for risk of fall.

- To make aware of surrounding ( light, call bell)

- Improve observation technique.

- Safe handling practice

- Make comfortable environment available to them.