A blog about safe and dignified methods of transferring loved ones who are semi-ambulatory. it is about the journey to helping people move, live and retain dignity.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Manpower
Working on an opportunity at Novations, the large GPO based in Dallas. They are reviewing falls and falls strategies for their clients. A wise man once told me that for all the sophistication in the world, all the products made to help eliminate falls...it really comes down to manpower. While our Vest is easily the best way to transfer someone, if no one is there to help...a fall can happen. I am not sure of any statistic to prove this point but logic indicates that it may take a minute or two under the best case scenario for a night nurse or aide to respond to an alarm that a patient is moving. And a full bladder demanding a bathroom will drive a person off their bed in less time than that. Manpower.
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