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The assessment is already part of our current notes
Our current falls scale is not geared toward our patient population
Meets the Patient Safety Goal #9
Gives more detailed information on what to do for patients safety also comes with handouts for care takers and/or patient.
The Humpty Dumpty Falls© Assessment Tool is a tool that can help to predict the possibility of a pediatric patient fall.
can be handed out as pt teaching
The tool is a cumulative calculation.
• There are 7 parameters; each parameter receives at least a minimum score of 1.
• If for some reason the items in any parameter are not applicable the child would receive the minimal score of 1.
• If a child falls into multiple categories in a parameter, the highest score of the possible choices would be given.
• Example if a child with a history of seizures (neurological) is admitted for pneumonia (alteration in oxygenation), then the neurological condition would be weighted more.
• Each parameter is added in a cumulative fashion.
• The highest score a child can receive is a 23.
• The lowest score a child can receive is 7.
• Any child with a score of 12 or above is considered “High Risk”.