Falls

Unexpected situations may result in a fall. Do you know steps to protect yourself and others from further falls?
 
Hopefully, a lawsuit will not ensue when a  fall occurred on someone else's property.

 

Steps after a fall occurred:

• assess patient
• can they communicate?
• ask patient for a statement
• how did the fall occur
• any intervention needed
• evaluate patient
• patient history
• document incidence

Conditions deemed contributory to a slip and fall accident include:

• torn carpeting
• a wet floor that isn't properly marked
• poor lighting
• stairs without a hand railing
• a handicapped-accessible walkway with inadequate handrails
• even a 3" drop in an elevator

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