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Author Pat Devaney, President Medical Nurse Training

We are pleased to announce a partnership with very reputable fall device manufacturers to provide lifesaving, at home products for fall prevention and protection at institutional prices. As of August 24^th, 2009, we are including these fall products under a new section consumer fall prevention devices. The www.MedicalNurseTraining.com  site will be linked to the product site www.SaferFalls.com which will include these unique, discounted fall devices. Very often we hear from Doctors and Nurses, “where can I obtain these protective devices for at risk friends and relatives?” Many of these products are virtually unknown to the general public. Now there are some new and very inexpensive devices for home use to significantly reduce these injuries and costs.

There are a large number of people that never recover from a hip fracture at home.  Additionally, there have been a tremendous number of situations where family members wander away from home. These new devices significantly reduce this risk. Fall related injuries are very costly in lives and over $100 billion yearly in unnecessary medical expenses.

The President of Medical Nurse Training, Mr. Devaney had a personal tragedy when his mother died as the result of an unnecessary hip fracture. This loss could have easily been prevented with one of these new devices. Numerous lives have already been saved with these clinically proven fall protection products. We have just partnered with the Posey Company, the leader in the field, to offer these fall products at a great discount.

Medical Nurse Training provides the latest on-line training to Doctors and Nurses on fall prevention and protection. This includes in-house education on devices that will reduce injury from falls and related deaths. We will be carrying this process forward to educate the non medical community to help avoid the costly risk of falls at home. Some of these tremendous new technologies include comfortable Hip Protectors, Wireless Pagers for caregivers at home, fall and exit alarms, medical grade floor cushions, and bath mats.

Hip Protectors – High Impact – absorbing pads that help protect hip bones against injury from falls. About 320,000 people suffer a hip fracture every year.  These pads are built into briefs, panties, sweat pants and sweat shorts. They can easily be laundered and re-used numerous times to help protect from falls. The use of these devices has been clinically proven to reduce injury. Many individuals that experience a fall are afraid to continue normal activities like walking. These devices help these people resume a normal life. Hip Fracture is one of the number one causes of death in older individuals. Our experience shows that hip protectors are generally not known by the general public

Fall Alarms – Inexpensive bed and chair exit electronic monitors otherwise known as Fall Alarms, assist with the observation of patients and family members to help reduce falls and the potential for elopement from home or a facility. A variety of sensor accessories may be used including toileting sensors, bed/chair sensors, infrared sensors and self releasing sensors may be attached to the monitor to reduce risk. These alarms include a gentle voice reminder not to get up without assistance. Many of these devices are unknown to the general public.

Floor Cushions and Bath Mats – Certain areas of the home are very high risk for injury from falls like the bathroom. Special floor cushions and bath mats are designed to help reduce the impact from a fall and are frequently talked about in the clinical literature. These floor cushions are tri-fold in design, making them convenient to carry to areas requiring the most immediate protection. Bathrooms are also very high risk zones. The sure step bath mat can be used to significantly reduce the impact of a fall. The mat is impervious to water and bacterial growth and can be custom cut to fit the contours of any bathroom or floor.

Please go to www.MedicalNurseTraining.com for more information on these programs and devices. A consumer section with numerous new fall prevention and protection devices will appear on the site shortly. This will include significant educational resources for the non medical community. In the meantime you are welcome to email us with your immediate needs.