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Rein Tideiksaar

Rein Tideiksaar, PhD, PA-C, or Dr. Rein as he is commonly referred to, is the president of Fall Prevent, LLC, Blackwood, New Jersey, a consulting company that provides educational, legal, and marketing services related to fall prevention in the elderly.

Dr. Tideiksaar is a gerontologist, which is a health care professional who specializes in working with elderly patients, and a geriatric physician's assistant. He has been active in the area of fall prevention for over thirty years.

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Class Accreditation

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #: CEP 15467.
Provider approved by the Arkansas, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, West Virginia and New Mexico through CE Broker, CE Provider #: 50-13256.

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Fall Management Technology

Contact Hours: 1
Cost: $10.00

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Falls in older patients are common in hospitals and nursing facilities. Among hospital inpatients, falls range from 2.3 to 7 falls per 1,000 patient-days. Approximately 30% of inpatient falls result in injury, with 4% to 6% resulting in serious injury, such as hip fracture, spinal injury and head trauma. Of the 1.6 million patients in U.S. nursing facilities, approximately half fall annually. About 1 in 3 of those who fall will fall two or more times in a year. One in every 10 falls results in a serious injury; about 65,000 patients suffer a hip fracture each year.

To a large extent, effective fall prevention is dependent upon caregivers adhering to a structured process that consists of timely fall risk and post fall assessments and targeted multidisciplinary interventions based on identified risk factors and/or causes of falls.

Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

Identify available technologies (or products) that support safe mobility/reduce the risk of falling.
Recognize available technologies (or products) aimed at reducing risk of injurious falls.
Discuss available technologies that warn caregivers when a patient is engaging in potentially risky behavior.
Summarize the framework for selecting and implementing fall prevention technology.

Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Fall Management Technologies

Chapter 2: Assistive Devices

Wheeled Walkers
Bed Transfer Aids
Toileting Safety
Wheelchair Locking Systems
Gait Belts
Non-Skid Slippers

Chapter 3: Injury Protection Devices

Hip Protectors
Low Beds
Smart Beds
Fall Mats

Chapter 4: Warning Devices

Fall Alarms
Wandering Alarms
Fall Management Technology: Its Implementation

Chapter 5: Selecting the Best Technological Solution

Identify a Multidisciplinary Team
Identify the Need for Technology
Identify Appropriate Technology

Chapter 6: Implementing Technology

Staff Acceptance of Technology
Patient Acceptance of Technology
Maintenance and Availability Issues

Chapter 7: Nursing and Technology

Conclusion

Chapter 8: Appendix

Common Risk Factors and Causes of Falls
Fall Preventive Interventions