Bed Entrapment Assessment
For individual patients at risk for.
Bed entrapment assessment. Other risks of bedrails. A comprehensive Bed Mattress and Bed Equipment Assessment tool- comprising 5 Sections and 5 Appendices. There will be times where prescription of a bed stick is not an appropriate solution to support independence in bed mobility or.
One or a. Assessment of bed entrapment zones is required Refer to Bed Entrapment Zone Measuring Tool and Instructions for Measuring Entrapment Zones Some zones may apply for equipment other than bed rails and bed sticks eg mattress self-help pole Take all possible steps to eliminate non-compliant zones. See Algorithm on reverse for guidance Section.
A hospital bed is the only bed available for demonstration it should be placed in a flat position and the power turned off prior to assessment and training with the bed stickpole. And assessment of patients for entrapment riskas appropriate to the patient population and the care environment. The B4000 is the only validated tool that tests to the FDAs Hospital Bed System Dimensional and Assessment Guide document.
Section 2 Assessing the risk of Entrapment - Identifies those at low to very high. When a bed with power options ie. Mitigation may include recommending that the rails are removed from the bed or that some components of the bed system are changed or the whole bed system.
The use of bedrails may pose other risks like. A person may be at higher risk of this if they are significantly confused and have enough strength and mobility to climb over the rails. Clinical staff should be aware of the person being at increased risk of entrapment when using split bed rails.
Does using bedrails present a higher risk to the residents than falling out of bed. The intent of this process is to detect the risk of entrapment. And answers frequently-asked questions about.

