| Season's
Greetings!
We are excited to bring you the final edition in 2002 of the
Envision, Inc. E-newsletter. In this issue, you will find the latest
information and resources on the subject of Restraint Reduction
and Fall Prevention. Remember to take advantage of our year-end
special offer - Buy 3 Programs, Get 2 Additional Programs
FREE - which expires December 31st!
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sharing these valuable resources and tools with your
colleagues.
Best wishes for a wonderful holiday season. We
will kick off 2003 with our January E-Newsletter, highlighting
issues surrounding Hand Hygiene. We'd like to invite you to
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of the January 2003 edition. Simply contact us toll- free
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| Sentinel Event Alert |
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 Bed Rail Related Entrapment
Deaths
Since 1995, the Joint Commission has
received reports of seven deaths or injuries related to bed
rails; three of these reports were from hospitals, two were
from long term care facilities, one was from a behavioral
health care facility, and one involved a patient receiving
home care services. JCAHO has root cause analysis information
only for the five incidents that occurred in hospitals and
long term care facilities, and this Alert will report
information derived from those five cases.
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| VA Develops a Fall Prevention and Management
Aid |
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 The Department of Veterans Affairs developed the Fall
Prevention and Management Aid specifically for use with
patients entering inpatient settings, acute care, and long
term care. Implied within the philosophy of the VA, both
patients and families are integrally involved in all aspects
of their care planning. The interventions are designed to be
implemented for patients with multiple fall risk factors and
those who have fallen. The interventions are also designed to
reduce the severity of injuries due to falls as well as to
prevent fall from reoccurring, supplementing standard fall
prevention interventions.
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| OSHA Annouces Construction Fall Prevention
Effort |
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 Of Interest to Hospitals Undergoing
Construction
The Occupational Safety and Health
Administration and the Construction Management Association of
America (CMAA) have established an Alliance to share their
collective expertise to help prevent injuries and illnesses in
construction workplaces, announced OSHA Administrator John L.
Henshaw.
"Construction workplaces are among the most
hazardous workplaces in this country today," said Henshaw.
"This partnership is an important step in working with the
CMAA membership in lowering the high injury and illness rates
in the industry."
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| Research Update on Falls Among Older
Adults |
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 Assessment of Fall-Related Deaths and
Hospitalizations for Hip Fractures among Older Adults
Researchers from CDC's National Center for Injury
Prevention and Control (NCIPC) recently published an analysis
of data on fall-related deaths from 1987-1996 and
hospitalizations for hip fractures from 1988-1996 among adults
65 years and older in the United States. Analysis revealed
that rates of fall-related deaths among older adults increased
sharply with advancing age and were consistently higher among
men in all age categories. Men were 22% more likely than women
to sustain fatal falls.
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