help finding unremoveable bracelet for patients

xtxrn, ASN, RN · Oct 29, 2011

What happened to the bands Wanderguard makes? We used them without any problems - occasionally one had to be put on an ankle, or if a w/c wanderer, on the w/c... but never went with metal.... :)

CapeCodMermaid, RN · Oct 29, 2011

In my last building we had many residents who constantly tried to elope. Many of them could get the Wanderguard bracelets off by cutting them or chewing through them. I called several companies to try to find a different kind of strap. One company was developing a Kevlar one...it's the same material used in bullet proof vests...but the material was damaging to skin. We finally ended up sewing the wander guard into the lining of a coat the resident always (yes always) wore.

Heatherxo · Oct 29, 2011

Our residents find ways to rip them off. Once they do that, there is no going back to the plastic bracelet.

Heatherxo · Oct 29, 2011

In my last building we had many residents who constantly tried to elope. Many of them could get the Wanderguard bracelets off by cutting them or chewing through them. I called several companies to try to find a different kind of strap. One company was developing a Kevlar one...it's the same material used in bullet proof vests...but the material was damaging to skin. We finally ended up sewing the wander guard into the lining of a coat the resident always (yes always) wore.

that is an interesting idea, for the residents who do wear the same item always. Too bad there wasn't a way to attach them to shoes!

ktwlpn, LPN · Oct 29, 2011

that is an interesting idea, for the residents who do wear the same item always. Too bad there wasn't a way to attach them to shoes!

You can attach a wanderguard to a shoe through the laces. We have also hidden them in the lining of a handbag and decorated them with a clock face so the resident thinks they are wearing a watch. You have to get creative and discover what works for your particular resident.

AgentBeast, MSN, RN · Oct 30, 2011

Instead of banding have you considered branding?

Note this is humor and I do not condone the wonton use of branding irons.

ktwlpn, LPN · Oct 30, 2011

Instead of banding have you considered branding?
Note this is humor and I do not condone the wonton use of branding irons.

Not a fan of branding-that won't prevent an elopement,it only ensures they are returned. I am liking the idea of a tranquilizer dart.Or maybe a soft rocker with big stuffed arms that each time the resident attempts to stand the arms wrap around them and administer a firm hug.Maybe with a little recorder in the head rest that we can customize "Mama,please sit and stay with me"

beckster_01, BSN, RN · Oct 30, 2011

I gotta say it Scott...how do you ALWAYS come up with the most perfect pictures??

AgentBeast, MSN, RN · Oct 30, 2011

I gotta say it Scott...how do you ALWAYS come up with the most perfect pictures??

I, like Rush Limbaugh, have talent on loan from god. Although, unlike Rush Limbaugh I'm not addicted to narcotic pain killers, and I'm also better looking.

Jenni811, RN · Oct 30, 2011

We just put it around their ankles :yeah: If they are confused enough, 99.9% of the time they won't know it is even there. the other .01% of the time, they are unable to reach it because they are 1) in restraints. 2) unable to move.

but that is in a hospital where it kinda works and they only have temporary ones, made from that crazy paper that NEVER rips no matter how hard you pull, yet a 70 lb, 90 year old tiny little old lady rips it with just one pull....that kind of paper :)

Lynx25, LPN · Oct 31, 2011

Haha, I had one gentleman that chewed his ankle bracelet off... I was impressed. He eloped so many times they eventually sent him to a locked facility.

SIR FOR THE LOVE OF GOD GET AWAY FROM THAT DUMPSTER!!11!!

Good times