Falls prevention

Challenges

  • Falls are one of the most commonly reported patient safety incidents in the hospital setting (1)
  • 75% of falls are unwitnessed (2)
  • In-hospital falls can result in hospital stays that are 11.5 days longer (1)
  • £2,600 for patient fall (3)

Solution

3 SIDERAIL CONCEPT

Prevents falls for patients with reduced mobility by adjusting between ¾ and full siderail protection. This adaptable feature delivers multiple benefits: (4)
 
• Enhances safety and versatility
• Provides full protection
• Offers an escape route for confused and agitated patients (4)

BED EXIT ALERT​ BY SAFESENSE

Notifies staff whenever a patient leaves the bed and provides continuous monitoring with bed exit notifications. It helps prevent fall incidents and enables quicker reactions to patients at risk of falling.

BRAKE ALERT

The bed automatically emits an audible signal when it is left unbraked while the main power cable is connected.

LOWEST POSITION INDICATOR

Green LED light is triggered when the bed reaches lowest position.

NIGHT LIGHT

Undercarriage light helps with the patient orientation in the room over night.


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1) LeLaurin JH, Shorr RI. Preventing Falls in Hospitalized Patients: State of the Science. Clin Geriatr Med. 2019 May;35(2):273-283. doi: 10.1016/j.cger.2019.01.007. Epub 2019 Mar 1. PMID: 30929888; PMCID: PMC6446937
2) Francis-Coad J, Hill AM, Jacques A, et al. Characteristics of injurious falls and preventive interventions in acute units. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2020;75(10):e152–e158. doi:10.1093/gerona/glaa032
3) The CSP. Regulator reveals 250,000 falls were reported in England’s NHS last year. The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. [Online] 2017. Cited: 25 Nov 2022 https://www. csp.org.uk/news/2017-07-26-regulator-reveals-250000-falls-were-reported-englandsnhs-last-year.
4) O Flatharta T, Haugh J, Robinson SM, O'Keeffe ST. Prevalence and predictors of bedrail use in an acute hospital. Age Ageing. 2014 Nov;43(6):801-5. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afu081. Epub 2014 Jul 10. PMID: 25012158.