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Indication
• Client with fracture or soft tissue injury.
• Client with burn.
• Client with some skin lesions.
Equipment
1. Bed cradle
2. Roll gauze/bandage
3. Small size blanket
Procedure
1. Explain the procedure to the patient
2. Wash hands
3. Assemble the necessary equipment.
4. Loosen and remove top linen.
5. However the cradle on to patients bed.
6. Secure it in place.
7. Wrap gauze roll around both sides of the cradle.
8. Cover the cradle with top linen.
9. Wash hands.
10. Document
4. Side rails
Position: side rails have two or three positions.
• These are high, intermediate and low.
• The down or low positions are employed when a side rail is not needed.
• The up or high side rail position is used when a client is in bed and requires
protection.
Purpose
• Help weak patient turn independently
• Protects patient from falling out of bed
Indication:
For unconscious patient.
For weak and unable to control his/her body movement.
For small children.
For elderly patients
Patient with seizure disorder
Post operatively until the patient awake from anesthesia.
When changing position.
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