Monday December 7th, 2009

As continuum of care evolves in the world it becomes more important than ever to work towards never events. And one never event is a fall during transfers. Falls in hospitals break down like this according to a study in 2004, 9.5% occur in hallways, exam or treatment rooms or by nurses stations. 11% of falls occur in patient's bathrooms. And 79.5% occurred in patient rooms. Breaking it down further 19.1% occurred during ambulation, 10.9% when getting out of bed, 9.3% while sitting down or standing up, 4.4% while using a bedside commode.

Can all falls be prevented? Maybe not but a lot of them can certainly be prevented. Use of the SDS Transfer Vest is one way to insure that you sit up or down, ambulate and move from the bed in a safe way that treats the patient with dignity and comfort.
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