Bed down close to the floor for safety

[Alnitak7]

In one place that I worked I was impressed to see that the residents beds were cranked down as low as they would go to keep anyone from having a hard fall. I'm sure it has saved them from a lot of injuries.

I really want to know why the places that practice this are so few and far between.

I think putting the bed down low should be a regular habit. I also remember a patient who was extremely confused and restless and who fell out of bed and had to be sent out for a suspected C-spine injury.

I remember they treated this problem with medications for sleep but that was as far as it went.

I think all patients like this should automatically have the bed down low to decrease the danger they're in.

[jamd11]

Amygarside

Its not bad at all. Takes 3 seconds to bring the bed up to its highest setting. Mind you there are still "crank" style hi-lo beds, an that could be bad on drs and nurses. The electronic ones are wonders!

[MB-mom.RN]

i think the problem is with all the different "low" beds... at the ltc facility i worked at we had low beds that literally sat on the floor and we'd put down fall mats.. in the hospital our "low" beds are higher than a foot from the floor.