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The document outlines the procedure for conducting a Post Fall Huddle within 15-20 minutes after a fall incident in a healthcare setting. It emphasizes gathering relevant personnel, documenting the situation and environment of the fall, and making immediate recommendations for care plans to prevent future incidents. The form is intended to accompany incident reports for review by the Falls Committee.

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What is the skin assessment after a fall?

Check the skin for pallor, trauma, circulation, abrasion, bruising, and sensation. Check the central nervous system for sensation and movement in the lower extremities. Assess the current level of consciousness and determine whether the patient has had a loss of consciousness.

What is a post-fall huddle?

NOTES ASK: How could we have prevented this fall? ASK: What changes will we make in this patients plan of care to decrease the risk of future falls? Ask: What patient or system problems need to be communicated to other departments, units or disciplines?

What do you document post-fall?

Best practices for post-fall assessment in senior living Check the vital signs and the apical and radial pulses. Check the cranial nerve. Check the skin for pallor, trauma, circulation, abrasion, bruising, and sensation. Check the central nervous system for sensation and movement in the lower extremities.

What do you document after a patient falls?

If injuries have occurred from a fall, document specific details of the injury. Such as: location, describe the wound (laceration, abrasion, contusion), where is the wound or injury located?

What is the protocol after a fall?

After the Fall Stay with the patient and call for help. Check the patients breathing, pulse, and blood pressure. If the patient is unconscious, not breathing, or does not have a pulse, call a hospital emergency code and start CPR. Check for injury, such as cuts, scrapes, bruises, and broken bones.

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What is included in a post-fall assessment?

Assess the current level of consciousness and determine whether the resident has had a loss of consciousness. Look for subtle cognitive changes. Check the pupils and orientation. Observe the leg rotation, and look for hip pain, shortening of the extremity, and pelvic or spinal pain.

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