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LifeBridge Health is on the bandwagon - the wristband bandwagon, that is.
Poor communication about risk factors can lead to negative effects. ?Get on the Bandwagon? is a patient safety campaign to standardized color wristbands that alert caregivers to some risks patients may face.
For example, a patient may be allergic to penicillin, in which case they would be asked to wear a red wristband. Another patient may be at risk for a fall, in which case they would wear yellow. More than a third of adults over the age of 65 fall each year, and preventing falls has been a major effort at LifeBridge Health.
The risk factors and their coordinating colors are:
The colors are:
According to the Maryland Patient Safety Center, more than 30 states are using the color-coded wristbands already, or plan to implement the program soon.
To read more about Get On the Bandwagon, click here.
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Getting on the Bandwagon
LifeBridge Health is on the bandwagon - the wristband bandwagon, that is.
Poor communication about risk factors can lead to negative effects. ?Get on the Bandwagon? is a patient safety campaign to standardized color wristbands that alert caregivers to some risks patients may face.
For example, a patient may be allergic to penicillin, in which case they would be asked to wear a red wristband. Another patient may be at risk for a fall, in which case they would wear yellow. More than a third of adults over the age of 65 fall each year, and preventing falls has been a major effort at LifeBridge Health.
The risk factors and their coordinating colors are:
The colors are:
- Purple: do not resuscitate
- Red: allergy
- Green: latex allergy
- Pink: restricted extremity
- Yellow: fall risk
According to the Maryland Patient Safety Center, more than 30 states are using the color-coded wristbands already, or plan to implement the program soon.
To read more about Get On the Bandwagon, click here.
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By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News The Obama administration is creating a new system for patients to report medical mistakes because existing systems fail to do so, and if all goes as planned, the pilot program will launch this fall, a federal official...
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LifeBridge Health was one of four hospitals to receive a Trailblazer Award from Maryland Hospitals for a Health Environment yesterday at the University of Maryland. MD H2E is a program that promotes sustainability in the state's health care sector....
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How many times in your career have you heard: "With all my love and gratitude from the top of my aorta to the bottom of my mechanical valve, thank you for giving me a chance to live my best life!" or " You exhibit the highest quality of skill combined...
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Today, U.S. Senator Robert C. Byrd (D-WV) was rushed to a Washington, D.C.-area hospital in an ambulance after suffering a fall at his home. Thankfully, the longest-serving U.S.senator in history is expected to recover. Unfortunately, what happened to...