Fall Prevention & Management

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  1. 3. Don't FALL, A reminder for patients to request help
  2. 6. Routine check to make sure a patient’s needs are met
  3. 7. If you find a patient has fallen you should call 1111 and as the operator for the Fall Response Team and provide them with your
  4. 11. Symptoms such as confusion, headache, nausea, for altered mental status could be signs of a _________Injury.
  5. 12. If your patient falls but does not hit their head you should check vital signs every_______hours x 6.
  6. 14. The process of sharing important patient information during shift change
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  1. 1. Falls should be reported in
  2. 2. All patients who are a high or extreme high fall risk should have a _________ fall band on.
  3. 4. ALARM, Device used to alert staff if a patient attempts to get up alone
  4. 5. LIGHT, Button used to summon help
  5. 8. Team member who assesses injury after a fall
  6. 9. A standardized tool for structuring effective handoff communication
  7. 10. RESPONSE, Team to consider calling if your patient falls and hits their head
  8. 11. If your patient falls and hits their head you should check vital signs every
  9. 13. CHANGE, A common time for falls, often due to patient movement