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http://hdl.handle.net/1880/51765| Title: | Questioning the Use of Bedrails to Prevent Falls of Adults in Long Term Care |
| Authors: | Huynh, David An, Mary Lee, Olivia Mannion, Cynthia Ens, Twyla |
| Issue Date: | Dec-2016 |
| Publisher: | University of Calgary |
| Citation: | Huynh, D., An, M., Lee, O., Mannion, C. & Ens, T. "Questioning the Use of Bedrails to Prevent Falls of Adults in Long Term Care". 11th Annual Students' Union Undergraduate Research Symposium, December 1, 2016. University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. |
| Abstract: | ● Bedrails are commonly used to prevent falls (Healey, Oliver, Milne, & Connelly, 2008) ● Bed related falls à hospitalization, increase healthcare costs, and death (Bradley, 2011) ● Fall survivors may be left with permanent disabilities (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015) ● 29-55% residents in long term care have fallen, 25% bed related (Healey, Oliver, Milne, & Connelly, 2008; Currie, 2008) ● Factors = environmental hazards, medications, vision problems, and impairments in strength or balance can increase the risk of falling (Bradley, 2011). |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1880/51765 |
| Appears in Collections: | 2016 Symposium |
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