{"id":420,"date":"2015-04-27T19:07:33","date_gmt":"2015-04-27T19:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=420"},"modified":"2023-10-20T15:58:07","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:58:07","slug":"4-20-management-of-the-falling-patient","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=420","title":{"rendered":"4.20 Management of the Falling Patient"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='dropshadowboxes-container ' style='width:auto;'>\r\n                            <div class='dropshadowboxes-drop-shadow dropshadowboxes-rounded-corners dropshadowboxes-inside-and-outside-shadow dropshadowboxes-lifted-both dropshadowboxes-effect-default' style=' border: 5px solid #d20000; height:; background-color:#ffffff;    '>\r\n                             <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pnY87IcRKuY?si=IeudLW9GmPHIXeUz&amp;start=33\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\n<h2><strong>The Patient Who Collapses.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Assume a broad stance with one foot slightly forward, grasp the patient&#8217;s body firmly at the waist or under the axilla, and allow him to slide down against your leg.<\/li>\n<li>Ease the patient slowly to the floor using your body as an incline.<\/li>\n<li>Lower your body along with the patient, if necessary.<\/li>\n<li>Utilize proper body mechanics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>The Patient Who Loses Balance.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Attempt to stabilize the patient by bracing him against you.<\/li>\n<li>Guide the patient to the bedside or chair, if possible.<\/li>\n<li>If a fall begins to occur, guide him slowly toward the floor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Patient Who Collapses. Assume a broad stance with one foot slightly forward, grasp the patient&#8217;s body firmly at the waist or under the axilla, and allow him to slide down against your leg. Ease the patient slowly to the floor using your body as an incline. Lower your body along with the patient, if &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/?page_id=420\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">4.20 Management of the Falling Patient<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":346,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-420","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=420"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/420\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1003,"href":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/420\/revisions\/1003"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/nursing_fundamentals_1\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}