PPT-Fall Prevention – Part 2 of 2

Fall Prevention Part 2 of 2 Personal Fall Arrest Systems Personal fall arrest system means a system used to arrest an employee in a fall from a working level It consists of an anchorage connectors a body belt or body harness and may include a lanyard deceleration device lifeline or suitable combinations of these. S in ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Suggested 4Year Academic Flowchart 201315 Catalog Updated 8112014 FRESHMAN SOPHOMORE JUNIOR SENIOR Fall Winter Spring Fall Winter Spring Fall Winter Spring Fall Winter Spring 16 16 18 FALL SEMESTER Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 First day of classes Mon Aug 25 Mon Aug 31 Mon Aug 29 Labor Day (University closed) Mon Sept 1 Mon Sept 7 Mon Sept 5 Last Day to Add (Census) Tues Sep Nursing Practice Changes . and . Jeff . Chart Updates . Tentative Go Live Date . September XX, 2012. Falls and Injury from Falls. A Nursing Sensitive Indicator. The . prevention of falls and injury from falls in . The link between Fall Risk and Sensory Decline. Ana Hernando, OTR, MOT, MBA. Please note: material maybe presented that is not printed in this manual. Feel free to use the note pages at the end of the manual. Essential Hospitals Engagement Network. November 19, 2013. Our new Name. We’ve rebranded! The National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems is now . America’s Essential Hospitals. .. Fall Reduction Program. Purpose:. . To decrease the occurrence of patient related falls and related injuries through . accurate . assessment, identification of patients at risk, and implementation of effective . Majid . Fotuhi, MD PhD. Ingleside at King Farm & Rockville Office on Aging. Rockville, MD. September 12, 2014. Objectives. The impact of falls. Why do falls occur?. How to prevent falls?. How walking well can protect . ADD Hospital Name Here. Module 4. What We Have Done Thus Far. Up to this point, you have:. Examined compelling reasons for implementing a Fall Prevention Program and strategies for sustaining effective practices (Module 1).. 1. So what do we do?. Fall risk documentation using the . John Hopkins Fall Risk Assessment Tool. , . Fall Injury Screen and Fall Risk Interventions. . on admission and every shift.. *. Implement appropriate interventions especially for patients with a Fall Risk Score of 13 and higher i.e.. ADD . Hospital Name Here. Module 1. Ice Breaker. Describe an interesting fact about yourself. . Compelling Reasons To Implement Program. Falls are common.. They are the most frequently reported incident in adult inpatient units.. ADD Hospital Name Here. Module 3. Best Practices. Best practices are those care processes—based on literature and expert opinion—that represent the best ways we currently know of preventing falls in the hospital.. 11-45-910-1415-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465188 221 115 506 101 489 79 369 72 808 86 1269 124 1457 Unintentional Fire/Burn Unintentional Fire/Burn Unintentional MVT Unintentional MVT Unintentional Fall Uni PATIENT INFORMATION Patient Referred to Sex Male Female / / Address Address TYPE OF REFERRAL Type of specialist Exercise or fall prevention program Additional recommendations REASON FOR REFERRAL Gait Four Things You Can Do to Prevent Falls Speak up Talk openly with your healthcare provider about fall risks and prevention Ask your doctor or pharmacist to review your medicines Ke