bed+rails

bed rails are a wonder but there has been research about whether they increase or decrease the risk of an injury occuring

the benefits of having bed rails include: -having a barrier so the patient does not fall of the bed -during transportation to another room/ward or location the risk of the patient falling to the ground is reduced -paints the picture of being in a hospital environment, which can act as a reminder to the patient

why bed rails can be harmful: -if the patient needed to go to the toilet urgently, they could climb over the rails to do so and this can cause injury -rails increase the height the patient will fall to the floor -patients suffering from dementia may forget they are in a hospital and will climb over the rails and if footing or clothing gets stuck in the rails, this increases the risk of a fall occuring

note: bed rails are a form of constraint and should not be put up without the patients consent also, different beds will have different ways to put up bedrails. the modern ones you can easy use your foot mel