1. Stop Bed Falls - Side Rail Entrapments.mov

In excess of 100 persons per year die each year as a result of bed falls, bed rail entrapment (otherwise known as cotsides) on or within a 2 meter radius of a nursing or hospital bed and mattress. This is a disgrace and requires each of us - manufacturers, clinicians, maintenance, executives and the public to demand an investigation that addresses this problem for good. Bedrails can prevent a huge number of injuries but must be used correctly and in line with the m.hr.a.s safe use of bed rails directives. Clinicians and nurses such as tissue viability nurses and occupational therapists especially those involved within nursing homes should watch this video and are welcome to use it for their own presentations to help people realise how easy it is for a fall to occur. Alternating air mattresses must fit the respective bed frame correctly in order to offset the risk of entrapment. However due care must be taken by the occupational therapist, physiotherapist or carer to ensure that the patient does not incur undue risk of injury. Dynamic air mattresses such as the squirrel diamond are used to help nurses manage the prevention of pressure ulcers, otherwise know as decubitus or bed sores. Jude waterlow produces some excellent documents in this area for further study as do the EPUAP or european pressure ulcer advisory panel.

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Education

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• bed rails
• pressure ulcers
• occupational therapists
• cqc
• hse
• mhra
• care homes
• community care
• physiotherapists
• waterlow score
• braden
• bed sores
• wound care
• hospital bed
• nursing bed

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Well this is cool I guess!  It's saving older folks from hurting themselves.