A Changes in Environment
The many differences between life at home and in the hospital can lead to falls and accidents!
●Hooking one’s feet on the IV stand, or suddenrolling by the stand can cause a fall●Patients trying to leave their bed by themselves
can trip and/or fall

●Slippers can lead to slips, stubbed feet and falls●A bedside table used as a support when standing
can suddenly move and cause a fall●Medication or sleeping aids can cause
drowsiness or confusion that leads to a fall●Patients can lose their balance and fall whentrying to stand up from a wheelchair●Patients may fall when attempting to move toa bedside toilet●Forgetting to set wheelchair brakes can lead to abackwards fall when the chair moves

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B Changes in Environment

Unfamiliar surroundings, age and other factors can lead to patients becoming restless and/or
irritated in the hospital. The understanding and assistance of families is crucial!
●Suddenly sitting up in bed can cause dizziness and a fall●Removing the safety belt and standing in a wheelchair
can cause a fallZzzz●Attempting to remove a bed rail can cause a fall●Continuing or strong restlessness or confusion canlead to falling from bed●Patients can fall when trying to remove restraints●Trying to climb out of bed often causes falls

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Hospitalized children are often scared or worried being away from their families in the hospital.
Accidents can happen when beds become playgrounds and when families are present, too.
●Kids can fall if families lower the bed railing and aren’t
watching●A toy on the floor can lure a kid into a fall as theyreach for it●Kids can fall when the railing is down when familiy members
are getting out of the bed●Kids may fall when using a toy as a stool●Improperly secured railings can cause a fall when active●Kids can forget about IV stands, and cause an
accident if they move quickly or suddenly

kids bump into them

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During Rehabilitation

As patients work to get ready for discharge and self care, falls and other accidents often
happen around beds, bathrooms and wheelchairs●A bedside table used as a support when standing cansuddenly move and cause a fall

●Forgetting to set wheelchair brakes can lead to abackwards fall when the chair moves●Patients can lose their balance as they attempt to begin
using a walker●Patients can lose their balance when standing up from awheelchair●Standing up after using the toilet can lead to a fall

●Trying to stand on a wheelchair footrest can lead to afall

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For Surgery Patients

Surgery and anesthesia can cause confusion and delirium in the patient, resulting in odd behavior. Tearing off thetubes and other items that may be attached after surgery can cause severe injury and delay recovery significantly.

MonitorHeart rate,
respiration,
blood pressureand other dataare displayed
hereOxygen
MaskMakes sure thepatient’s blood
supply is saturated
with enoughoxygen.

Intravenous (IV) Line

Delivers a steady supply of
medication to the patient’s
bloodstream.

Epidural Anesthesia
Nasogastric (NG) Tube
Used to feed thepatient and/or
remove any
stomach contents
Anesthesia used when necessary toease post-operation pain

Flowtron
Periodically uses airpressure to squeeze
the patient’s legs,
helping prevent
blood clots called
deep veinthrombosis (a.k.a.
“economy classsyndrome”)

Drain
Urinary
Catheter
A tube for draining
the patient’s urine

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After some surgeries, water,blood, lymph or other fluids
may need to be drained fromthe body

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F For Patients and Families After Surgery
Following surgery, patients will feel weak and be relatively uncoordinated. It’s important to accept that some thingspatients are used to doing may be impossible for a time. Attempting to get out of bed and/or walk could cause tubes tobe pulled out and cause serious injury. Always ask a nurse for assitance!
Don’t overdo it and try to leave bedunassisted by a nurse

You don’t want to end up like this!

Just walking can be really tough!

Ask for help before this is the result

Often, many different
machines will be connectedto the patient

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