Patient Safety in Psychiatry-2.5 Falls

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This video discusses the common reasons why psychiatric patients may experience falls, such as medication side effects, delirium, confusion, or other medical conditions combined with psychiatric conditions. Traditional methods of fall prevention include identifying patient factors like mental status changes, substance abuse history, fractures or injuries, weakness or ataxia, arrhythmias, and impaired vision. Environmental factors such as appropriate clothing, shoes, handrails, assistive devices, lighting, and hip protectors can also help prevent falls. In the future, focusing on modifying medication usage and improving physical functioning can further reduce fall risks. The use of standardized instruments like the Morse falls scale and improving communication among care providers are also important for fall prevention. This approach complements traditional methods and provides a new perspective on preventing falls. (No credits granted.)

Keywords

psychiatric patients

falls

medication side effects

delirium

fall prevention