Falls Prevention Introduction

Please Complete

Self Assessment Quiz- see Documents section below

Introduction

Please view the Falls Prevention Introduction video below

Falls are Everyone’s Business

• Falls are the highest reported incident in IIMS

• Important to put ALL fall notifications into IIMS

• The information in IIMS about falls can be used

to put in place targeted prevention strategies

Falls Incident Actual SAC Score

Clinical Excellence Commission (CEC) and NSW Department of Health 2007. Patient Safety: Clinical Incident Management in NSW – Analysis of IIMS Statewide Data. July – December

2007. Sydney: NSW Department of Health

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Projected health care costs due to injury in NSW

NSW Department Health, Management Policy to Reduce Fall Injury Among Older People, Detailed Strategies and Performance Requirements 2003 -2007, 2003

Projected bed day demand for Fall Injury in NSW based on current risk and treatment patterns

NSW Department Health, Management Policy to Reduce Fall Injury Among Older People, Detailed Strategies and Performance Requirements 2003 -2007, 2003

Mobilisation Toileting Medication Cognition Ward Areas Restraint

Question 1 If a patient has difficulty mobilising – what should you do?

a.Communicate this to all staff involved in the care of this patientb Encourage mobility aids to be brought into the hospitalc Locate mobility aids at the side of the bed the patient

prefers to exitd. Supervise and assist high risk patientse. All of the above

Quiz Review

Question 2If a patient is known to have osteoporosis and is at risk of falls, what type of supplements would be MOST EFFECTIVE in reducing osteoporosis?

a. Calcium

b. Calcium and Vitamin D

c. Vitamin D

d. Vitamin E

Quiz Review

Question 3Once a falls risk screen has been completed and the patient is at risk of falls, what should you do?

a. Make sure referrals are completed and actionedb. Management plan developed and actionedc. Communicate to staff involved in the care of the patientd. Put in fall prevention strategiese. All of the abovef. That is all you have to do

Summary• Falls are the most common incident notified in IIMS

• Recommended screening tool: Ontario Modified Stratify

• Important to identify and put in place strategies to

reduce the patients risk factors for falls eg providing a

safe environment, strategies for safe transfer and

mobility and review medications

• Regardless of age an altered cognitive state is the

greatest risk factor eg confusion, paranoid, delirium etc