For 2009, the Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goals address reducing the risk of injury resulting from falls.
This means that as a Joint Commission accredited health care organization you are expected to implement a fall reduction program to not only limit the number of falls but also to minimize injury resulting from falls.
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Protect your patients from side rail entrapment and injury
HBSW Entrapment Zones
FDA/HBSW Guidance (link)
Published FDA guidelines* identify seven (7) entrapment zones as posing a possible risk of patient injury. The FDA has established a measuring protocol and pass/fail criteria for zones 1 through 4 in their guidelines. As of the date of this publication, the FDA has yet to publish pass/fail criteria for zones 5 through 7.
* FDA Docket No. 2004D-0343, March 10, 2006.
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Impaired Balance and Fall Risk
Impaired balance or unsteadiness is a frequent complaint among older individuals and represents an important cause of falling.
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