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A Guide to Bed Safety
| The Hospital Bed Safety Workgroup (HBSW) is a partnership among FDA, the medical bed industry, national health care organizations, patient advocacy groups, and other federal agencies (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Consumer Product Safety Commission, and the Veterans Administration). Its goal is to reduce the risk of side rail entrapment in hospital beds. Most patients can be in bed safely without bed rails. For some, however, bed rails might be used as an alternative to physical restraints (such as vests, ankle or wrist restraints). The Hospital Bed Safety Workgroup has developed an overview on the potential benefits and risks of using bed rails.
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Untie the Elderly
| Untie the Elderly is an education and training program dedicated to the elimination of restraints in nursing facilities. It is a program of Kendal Outreach, LLC, an affiliate of the Kendal corporation, a not-for-profit, Quaker-related organization serving the elderly. The website offers information on workshops, training programs, and resource materials.
Last Updated: September 2008 Size:
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National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP)
| NPUAP is an independent not-for-profit professional organization dedicated to improved pressure ulcer prevention and treatment through public policy, education, and research. Free resources include educational illustrations on the stages of pressure ulcers, selected bibliographies on pressure ulcer prevention and assessment, and the Pressure Ulcer Scale for Health (PUSH) tool.
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