Lowest position indicator
With a low height of 25.5 cm, Essenza 300 is a premium solution for any patient who may be at higher risk of falls. Green LED light is triggered when the bed reaches lowest position.
Falls prevention
Challenges
- Falls are one of the most commonly reported patient safety incidents in the hospital setting (1)
- 75% of falls are unwitnessed (2)
- In-hospital falls can result in hospital stays that are 11.5 days longer (1)
- £2,600 for patient fall (3)
Solutions
Brake alert, low height & monitoring of patient by SafeSense helps to prevent patients’ falls.
Brake alert
The bed automatically emits an audible signal when it is left unbraked while the main power cable is connected.
Bed exit alert by SafeSense
Staff is notified whenever a patient leaves the bed. Continuous monitoring combined with bed exit alert notifications helps prevent fall incidents and enables quicker reactions to patients at risk of falling.
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(1) LeLaurin JH, Shorr RI. Preventing Falls in Hospitalized Patients: State of the Science. Clin Geriatr Med. 2019 May;35(2):273-283. doi: 10.1016/j.cger.2019.01.007. Epub 2019 Mar 1. PMID: 30929888; PMCID: PMC6446937.
(2) Francis-Coad J, Hill AM, Jacques A, et al. Characteristics of injurious falls and preventive interventions in acute units. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2020;75(10):e152–e158. doi:10.1093/gerona/glaa032
(3) The CSP. Regulator reveals 250,000 falls were reported in England’s NHS last year. The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. [Online] 2017. Cited: 25 Nov 2022 https://www. csp.org.uk/news/2017-07-26-regulator-reveals-250000-falls-were-reported-englands-nhs-last-year.