All
three Posey Company Bed Canopy Systems feature
a patent pending enclosed mattress compartment,
designed to specifically address entrapment
risk. The mattress is isolated in the mattress
compartment away from the patients. Model
#8040 Home Care, Model #8050 LTC and Acute
Care and Model #8060 Support Surface.
For 2005,
JCAHO'sNational Patient Safety
Goals address fall reduction.
This means that, as a JCAHO accredited health
care organization, you are expected to assess
each patient's/resident's risk for falling
and take action to reduce identified risks.
As with all National Patient Safety Goals,
JCAHO expects facilities to place a high
priority on implementation and monitoring
of these requirements.
Protect
your patients from side rail entrapment and
injury
According to new
guidelines published by the Hospital Bed Safety
Workgroup, "close attention must be given
to the design of the rails and the relationship
between rails and other parts of the bed"
in order to reduce gaps that may allow a patient
to become entrapped.
