Essential Falls Management Series: Guide to Bed Safety (Tideiksaar Excerpt)

7/22/2019 Essential Falls Management Series: Guide to Bed Safety (Tideiksaar Excerpt)

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Bhh roadts reserven.

Omtrlnugtolm bmn Glmtemts

Cbhhs bre b hebnoma glmgerm om bgute gbre lr hlma-terk gbre cbgohotoes. ^de kbflroty lc

cbhhs tbie phbge om tde jenrllk nuroma trbmscers crlk jen. Bs b resuht, tdere os bm ur-aemt meen tl bnnress tde ossue lc jen sbcety. ^dos GN-ZLK os nesoamen tl prlvone stbcckekjers wotd bm omgrebsen imlwhenae lc wdy cbhhs crlk jen lggur bmn wdbt cbgtlrsbre bsslgobten wotd b rosi lc cbhhoma crlk jen9 wotd tdos omclrkbtolm, stbcc wohh je bjhe tlklre ebsohy exphlre bpprlprobte slhutolms boken bt renugoma ghoemts rosi lc cbhhoma.

Weverbh baemgoes dbve clgusen lm jen sbcety, omghunoma tde Flomt Glkkossolm lmBggrenotbtolm lc Debhtdgbre Lrabmozbtolms (FGBDL), tde Mbtolmbh Pbtoemt WbcetyClumnbtolm (MPWC), bmn tde U.W. Nepbrtkemt lc Seterbms Bccbors (SB). Wlke lctde pbtoemt sbcety ossues onemtocoen glmgerm tde dlspotbh jen, omghunoma sone rboh bmnemtrbpkemt omfuroes bmn cbhhs.

^dos GN-ZLK prlvones bm umnerstbmnoma lc tde pltemtobh clr jen cbhhs bmn dlw tl pre-vemt tdek. Bhtdluad vbrolus bpprlbgdes tl cbhh prevemtolm exost, jest prbgtoge suaaeststdbt b prlarbk lc prevemtolm os klst eccegtove wdem lrabmozbtolms dbve b clrkbh strbteaytl prevemt jen cbhhs bmn stbcc dbve bm omgrebsen bwbremess lc rosi cbgtlrs bmn pltemtobhprevemtove strbteaoes bs wehh bs imlwhenae lc wdogd ghoemts bre bt rosi clr cbhhoma.

BJLU^ ^DOW GN-ZLK

^dos GN-ZLK glmtboms b Kogrlslct PlwerPlomt presemtbtolm, Jen Wbcety, tdbt prl-

vones om-servoge enugbtlrs wotd bm lcc-tde-rbgi hegture tl use bs pbrt lc lmaloma om-servoge stbcc enugbtolm lm cbhh prevemtolm lr om tde lroemtbtolm lc mew stbcc kekjers.

^de presemtbtolm shones gbm je promten bs dbmnluts tl bgglkpbmy b hegture lr je promtenbhlma wotd exphbmbtlry mltes tl je usen bs b sehc-omstrugtolm prlarbk. (B sehc-omstrugtolmprlarbk kby je espegobhhy dehpcuh om bgglkklnbtoma tde enugbtolmbh meens lc vlhum-teers bmn pbrt-toke stbcc.) Clr tdlse users wotdlut bggess tl Kogrlslcts PlwerPlomt

slctwbre, sokphy hla lmtl dttp6//www.kogrlslct.glk bmn nlwmhlbn tde creePlwerPlomtSoewer :007. ^dos bhhlws bmy user tl voew bmn promt tde presemtbtolms.

Om bnnotolm, tde GN-ZLK glmtboms bhh lc tde negosolm-kbioma auonehomes bmn bssess-kemt tllhs tdbt tde stbcc kekjers meen tl emsure jen sbcety clr bhh ghoemts. ^dese nlgu-

kemts bre presemten om PNC clrkbt bmn gbm je voewen usoma Bnlje

Zebner, wdogd osomghunen lm tdos GN-ZLK.

Bhh nlgukemts lm tdos GN-ZLK gbm je bggessen crlk tde gurremt nlgukemt. Homisekjennen om tde ^bjhe lc Glmtemts jehlw wohh tbie users noregthy tl tde segtolm lr clrkomnogbten.
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^BJHE LC GLM^EM^W

Jen Wbcety Lvervoew

Bm lvervoew bjlut tde okplrtbmge bmn glmsequemges lc jen cbhhs, tde gbuses lc jencbhhs, bmn strbteaoes boken bt renugoma jen cbhhs

Jen Wbcety

B PlwerPlomt presemtbtolm, wotd mltes, nesoamen clr stbcc enugbtolm9 revoews tde ex-temt bmn glkphogbtolms lc jen cbhhs, tde gbuses bmn rosi cbgtlrs clr jen cbhhs, bmnstrbteaoes boken bt renugoma rosi, omghunoma bm bpprlbgd tl prevemtoma jen cbhhs

Jen Wystek Emtrbpkemt Auonehomes

B dbmnlut tdbt nesgrojes tde dbzbrns lc bmn klnocogbtolms tl prevemt emtrbpkemtomfuroes

Perclrkbmge-Lroemten Jen Kljohoty Wgreemoma ^llh

B sgreemoma tllh tl bssess rosi clr jen cbhhs

Jen Wbcety Gdegihost

B gdegihost tl dehp mursoma stbcc splt bmn glrregt glkklm jen dbzbrns

Jen Wbcety Prltlglh

B prltlglh tdbt nesgrojes b step-jy-step bpprlbgd tl renugoma jen cbhhs, omghunoma brosi sgreemoma bmn omtervemtolm tllh

Wotter Auonehomes

Auonehomes clr okphekemtoma b sotter prlarbk

Ghoemt Enugbtolm Phbm6 Jen Wbcety

Bm enugbtolmbh dbmnlut nesoamen tl omclrk ghoemts bmn cbkohoes bjlut jen cbhh rosibmn prevemtove omtervemtolms

Wone Zboh Auonehomes

Auonehomes clr tde bpprlprobte use lc sone rbohs

Jen Bhbrk Purgdbse Auonehomes

Auonehomes clr purgdbsoma jen bhbrks

Jen Bhbrk Groterob

Groterob clr tde bpprlprobte use lc jen bhbrks
http://02_overview.pdf/http://03_bed%20safety.ppt/http://04_entrapment.pdf/http://05_screening%20tool.pdf/http://06_safety%20checklist.pdf/http://07_safety%20protocol.pdf/http://08_sitter%20guidelines.pdf/http://09_client%20ed%20plan.pdf/http://10_side%20rail%20guide.pdf/http://11_purchase%20guide.pdf/http://12_alarm%20criteria.pdf/http://12_alarm%20criteria.pdf/http://11_purchase%20guide.pdf/http://10_side%20rail%20guide.pdf/http://09_client%20ed%20plan.pdf/http://08_sitter%20guidelines.pdf/http://07_safety%20protocol.pdf/http://06_safety%20checklist.pdf/http://05_screening%20tool.pdf/http://04_entrapment.pdf/http://03_bed%20safety.ppt/http://02_overview.pdf/


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Jen Wbcety Glmsemt Clrk

B glmsemt clrk clr ghoemts lr cbkohoes tdbt bhhlws use lc jen sbcety equopkemt9 ot dehpstl prltegt stbcc kekjers bmn tde cbgohoty babomst tde rosi lc heabh hobjohoty om tde evemtlc omfurolus cbhhs

Jen Wbcety Bunot Auonehomes

Auonehomes clr glmnugtoma b jen sbcety bunot

Jen Wbcety6 Wteps tl Wuggess

B host lc tde kbflr enugbtolmbh, prlgess, equopkemt, bmn lrabmozbtolmbh cbgtlrs meenentl bgdoeve b suggesscuh jen sbcety prlarbk.

Cbhh Prevemtolm Prlarbk Auonehomes

Auonehomes tdbt prlvone bm lvervoew lc tde cbhh prevemtolm prlgess

Glkplmemts lc b Wuggesscuh Cbhh Prevemtolm Prlarbk

B host lc tde kbflr ghomogbh bmn lrabmozbtolmbh cbgtlrs meenen tl bgdoeve b suggesscuhcbhh prevemtolm prlarbk

^dos prbgtogbh auone omghunes bhh tde omclrkbtolm meenen tl okphekemt b suggesscuh jen sbcetyprlarbk. Bhtdluad bhh lc tde kbterobhs, omghunoma tde PlwerPlomtpresemtbtolm, gbm je usenbs os, ot os reglkkemnen tdbt ebgd cbgohoty bnbpt tde kbterobhs tl keet ots omnovonubh meens.
http://13_consent%20form.pdf/http://14_audit%20guide.pdf/http://15_steps%20to%20success.pdf/http://16_fall%20program%20guide.pdf/http://17_successful%20program.pdf/http://17_successful%20program.pdf/http://16_fall%20program%20guide.pdf/http://15_steps%20to%20success.pdf/http://14_audit%20guide.pdf/http://13_consent%20form.pdf/


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Jen Wbcety Lvervoew

HEBZMOMA LJFEG^OSEW

l umnerstbmn tde

Wglpe lc tde prljhek bmn glkphogbtolms lc jen cbhhs

Gbuses lc jen cbhhs

Gbuses lc jen-cbhhrehbten omfuroes

Zosi bssesskemt clr jen cbhhs

Wtrbteaoes boken bt renugoma jen cbhhs

WGLPE LC ^DE PZLJHEK BMN GLKPHOGB^OLMW

^dere bre bpprlxokbtehy 7 kohholm bgute gbre dlspotbh bmn hlma-terk gbre (o.e., murs-oma cbgohoty bmn bssosten hovoma cbgohoty) jens om use om tde Umoten Wtbtes. Ot os estokbtentdbt bs kbmy bs 50% lc ghoemts resonoma om bm bgute gbre lr hlma-terk gbre cbgohoty ex-peroemge lme lr klre cbhhs bmmubhhy. Bmywdere crlk lme tdorn tl lme dbhc lc cbhhs tbiephbge om tde jenrllk bmn lggur wdem ghoemts bre aettoma up crlk jen. Cbhhs crlk jenbre bsslgobten wotd soamocogbmt pdysogbh bmn psygdlhlaogbh glkphogbtolms, omghunoma om-

fury (e.a., dop bmn ltder crbgtures)9 okkljohoty resuhtoma om kusghe webimess bmn/lrcumgtolmbh nosbjohotoes, wdogd gbm omgrebse tde rosi lc curtder cbhhs9 bmn psygdlhlaogbh

nostress (e.a., nepressolm, cebr lc cbhhoma). Ghoemt cbhhs bre equbhhy nostressoma clr gbre-aovers (e.a., murses, mursoma bones) bmn bnkomostrbtlrs, lctem hebnoma tl glmgerms bjlutghoemt sbcety bmn rosi lc heabh hobjohoty. Om bnnotolm, cbkohy kekjers kby jeglke trlu-jhen wdem tdeor hlven lme cbhhs bmn kby questolm tde qubhoty lc gbre prlvonen jy tdecbgohoty, espegobhhy oc tde cbhh resuhten om omfuroes.

ZOWI CBG^LZW CLZ JEN CBHHW

Jen cbhhs (o.e., cbhhs lggurroma crlk jen lr sdlrthy bcter exotoma tde jen) bre mlt bggo-nemtbh, rbmnlk evemts jut bre, tl b hbrae nearee, prenogtbjhe bmn, tdereclre, bkembjhe

tl prevemtove omtervemtolms. ^de rosi lc cbhhoma crlk jen os nue tl b glkjombtolm lcomtermbh, lr ghoemt-rehbten, cbgtlrs bmn extermbh, lr dbzbrnlus emvorlmkemtbh, cbgtlrs.

Omtermbh Cbgtlrs

Jen cbhhs lggur klst lctem om tdlse ghoemts wdl dbve kenogbh glmnotolms (e.a., kusghewebimess, brtdrotos, semslry hlss) bmn/lr glamotove okpborkemts (e.a., nepressolm, nehor-ouk, nekemtob) lr wdl bre tbioma gertbom kenogbtolms (e.a., nouretogs, senbtoves, psy-gdltrlpogs) tdbt kby bccegt tdeor bjohoty tl kbomtbom sbce trbmscer bgtovoty. Weverbh


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ltder cbgtlrs bhsl kby omgrebse tde rosi lc jen cbhhs. Clr exbkphe, lme lc tde strlmaestprenogtlrs lc jen cbhhs os dbvoma b prolr dostlry lc cbhhs crlk jen. ^de lmset lc jhbnnernyscumgtolm (e.a., crequemgy, omglmtomemge, mlgturob) kby hebn tl crequemt jen trbms-cers (o.e., meen tl tlohet) bmn cbhh rosi9 trbvehoma tl tde jbtdrllk okkenobtehy bcterhebvoma tde jen os lme lc tde klst crequemthy replrten bgtovotoes bsslgobten wotd cbhhs.

Om bnnotolm, ghoemts wotd umtrebten lr pbrtobhhy trebten sheephessmess bmn omslkmob(e.a., trlujhe cbhhoma bsheep, trlujhe stbyoma bsheep, crequemt moadttoke wbioma, ebrhywbioma) dbve b kugd doader rosi lc jen cbhhs.

Extermbh Cbgtlrs

Weverbh emvorlmkemtbh cbgtlrs kby glmtrojute tl tde rosi lc jen cbhhs. ^dese omghunejen deoadts tdbt bre eotder tll doad lr tll hlw9 lverhy slct kbttresses, resuhtoma ompllr sottoma/trbmscer jbhbmge9 wbxen chllr surcbges9 shoppery clltwebr, resuhtoma om um-stbjhe trbmscers9 bmn jens equoppen wotd wdeehs tdbt rlhh bwby nuroma trbmscers. Hlwstbcc vosojohoty lc ghoemt jenrllks, wdogd kby je hlgbten nlwm hlma dbhhwbys lr b nos-tbmge crlk mursoma stbtolms, os b rosi cbgtlr clr jen cbhhs bs wehh. Hbst, regemthy bnkot-ten ghoemts kby je bt umusubhhy doad rosi clr jen cbhhs jegbuse lc tdeor umcbkohobroty

wotd jens (o.e., jens lc vbryoma deoadt bmn wontd, equoppen wotd wdeehs bmn sone rbohs).Omstotutolmbh jen deoadts bre usubhhy 34 omgdes doader tdbm stbmnbrn dlke jens.

GBUWEW LC JEN-ZEHB^EN OMFUZOEW

Jen sone rbohs bre usen extemsovehy om dlspotbhs, mursoma cbgohotoes, bmn resonemtobh cbgoho-toes tl prevemt ghoemts crlk cbhhoma crlk tdeor jens. Omterestomahy, sone rbohs, rbtdertdbm jeoma prltegtove babomst cbhhs, bgtubhhy gbm omgrebse tde rosi lc jen cbhhs bmn om-

fury. Up tl >0% lc cbhhs lut lc jen omvlhve ghoemts wdlse sone rbohs bre up. Mlt lmhynl tde mukjer lc cbhhs omgrebse jut tde mukjer lc cbhh omfuroes bhsl omgrebse wdem sonerbohs bre rbosen. Qdem sone rbohs bre up, ghoemts kby rosi cbhhoma jy tryoma tl ghokj lvertde tlp lc tde rboh lr jy gorgukvemtoma tde rboh jy exotoma tde jen lver tde clltjlbrn.

Ghokjoma lut lc jen wotd tde rbohs rbosen bhsl gbm hebn tl sone rboh emtrbpkemt omfur-oes. Emtrbpkemt omfuroes lggur wdem ghoemts jeglke gbuadt jetweem twl dbhc-rbohs9jetweem tde shbts lc b rboh9 jetweem tde rboh bmn tde kbttress9 lr jetweem tde debn- lrclltjlbrn, rboh, bmn kbttress (clr klre omclrkbtolm, see Jen Wystek EmtrbpkemtAuonehomes).

Wone rbohs bre novonen wotd eotder dlrozlmtbh lr vertogbh shbts spbgen bjlut 3 lr klre

omgdes bpbrt. ^dos spbge gbm trbp bm ehnerhy ghoemts debn, gbusoma dok lr der tl jestrbmahen, lr kby bhhlw b tdom ghoemt tl squeeze jetweem tde shbts bmn cbhh tl tde chllr.Emtrbpkemt jetweem tde sone rboh bmn tde sone lc tde kbttress lggurs wdem tde kbt-tress nles mlt cot chusd babomst tde sone rboh. Kbttresses tdbt cot hllsehy om tde crbke,hebvoma abps hbrae emluad tl trbp tde ghoemt jetweem tde kbttress bmn sone rboh, kbyhebn tl succlgbtolm.
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Jen Wbcety Lvervoew

^de use lc pdysogbh restrbomts tl ieep ghoemts om jen bhsl gbm hebn tl mukerlus dbrk-cuh glmsequemges, sugd bs strbmauhbtolm lr noslroemtbtolm bmn baotbtolm, wdogd gbmomgrebse tde rosi lc omfury.

Ghoemts wotd tde doadest rosi lc jen-rehbten omfuroes bre tdlse wdl dbve klnerbte tlsevere glamotove okpborkemt wdl neklmstrbte pllr funakemt bmn bre umbjhe tl wbhi

wotdlut bssostbmge9 tdey bhsl bre tde klst hoiehy tl bttekpt tl aet lut lc jen nespote brbosen sone rboh bmn aet omfuren nloma sl. ^dere os ml evonemge tdbt sone rbohs lr pdyso-gbh restrbomts renuge cbhhs lr omfury rosi9 glmversehy, jltd gbm omgrebse tde rosi lc cbhhsbmn omfury.

ZOWI BWWEWWKEM^

^de albh lc rosi bssesskemt os tl onemtocy ghoemts wdl bre bt rosi clr jen cbhhs bmn tdecbgtlrs tdbt phbge tdek bt rosi. Om bnnotolm tl b dostlry lc prolr jen cbhhs, tdlse cbgtlrstdbt bre klst hoiehy tl je bsslgobten wotd jen cbhh rosi omghune glmcusolm lr bhterenkemtbh stbtus, omgrebsen tlohetoma meens (urombry omglmtomemge bmn/lr crequemgy), bh-teren kljohoty, bmn use lc psygdltrlpog kenogbtolms. Bhtdluad tdese cbgtlrs jy tdek-sehves omgrebse b ghoemts susgeptojohoty tl jen cbhhs, tdeor rehbtolmsdop bs b true kebsurelc rosi os klre bggurbtehy rechegten jy tdeor eccegt lm tde ghoemts bjohoty tl trbmscersbcehy bmn omnepemnemthy crlk jen. B sokphe perclrkbmge-jbsen sgreem gbm je dehp-cuh om quogihy bssessoma b ghoemts jen kljohoty (see Perclrkbmge-Lroemten Jen

Kljohoty Wgreemoma llh). Ghoemts wdl bre bjhe tl glkphete tde kbmeuvers om tdePerclrkbmge-Lroemten Jen Kljohoty Wgreemoma llh omnepemnemthy bmn sbcehy

wotdlut b hlss lc jbhbmge aemerbhhy bre bt hlw rosi clr jen cbhhs. Glmversehy, ghoemtswdl neklmstrbte pllr jen kljohotyjegbuse lc omtermbh cbgtlrs, extermbh cbgtlrs,

lr jltdbre bt doad rosi.Jegbuse cbhh rosi os b nymbkog, lr lmaloma bmn gdbmaoma, prlgess (o.e., lme tdbt os ne-pemnemt lm tde ghoemts kenogbh bmn cumgtolmbh stbtus, kenogbtolms, bmn/lr emvorlm-kemtbh glmnotolms), ot os okplrtbmt tl bssess rosi lm b reauhbr jbsos. Oc tde ghoemt expe-roemges b cbhh crlk jen, b dostlry lc tde gorgukstbmges surrlumnoma tde cbhh sdluhn jeljtbomen (o.e., omquore bjlut bmy pdysogbh sykptlks prolr tl tde cbhh bmn bjlut tde bg-tovoty jeoma perclrken bt tde toke lc tde cbhh). B pbtterm kby ekerae tdbt gbm plomttde wby tl cbhh prevemtolm. Clr exbkphe, oc tde ghoemt glkphboms lc ceehoma nozzy, tdeplssojohoty lc lrtdlstbtog dypltemsolm kust je glmsoneren. Glmversehy, oc tde ghoemtstbtes tdbt de lr sde shoppen lm tde chllr wdohe aettoma lut lc jen, bm emvorlmkemtbhdbzbrn kby je resplmsojhe.

W^ZB^EAOEW

^de albh lc cbhh prevemtolm os tl kbxokoze jen kljohoty, renuge tde tdrebt lc omfury,bmn kbomtbom butlmlky. Wtrbteaoes nesoamen tl bgglkphosd tdese albhs emglkpbsskenogbh, redbjohotbtove, emvorlmkemtbh, bmn mursoma strbteaoes, omghunoma tde bpprlpro-bte use lc equopkemt omtemnen tl renuge cbhhs lr omfury.
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Kenogbh Wtrbteaoes

^de presemge lc bmy omtermbh rosi cbgtlrs lr bgtubh cbhhs crlk jen sdluhn troaaer bkenogbh omvestoabtolm boken bt evbhubtoma tde glmtrojutoma cbgtlrs. ^de kenogbhomvestoabtolm sdluhn ruhe lut glmtrojutoma bgute bmn gdrlmog glmnotolms (e.a., bhterenglamotolm, hlwer extrekoty nyscumgtolm, jhbnner nyscumgtolm) bmn bnverse eccegts bssl-

gobten wotd gertbom kenogbtolms (e.a., senbtoves, nouretogs, dypmltogs) bmn trebt glmno-tolms lr bnverse eccegts bgglrnomahy. Om bnnotolm, tdlse ghoemts wdl dbve lstelplrlsos(o.e., hlss lc jlme strematd) bmn crbgture rosi sdluhn je evbhubten bmn trebten.

Zedbjohotbtove Wtrbteaoes

Clr ghoemts wotd okpboren trbmscers, b clgusen prlarbk lc kusghe strematdemoma bmnchexojohoty exergoses boken bt okprlvoma jbhbmge bmn jen trbmscers kby je jemecogobhom renugoma cbhh rosi. Bs wehh, ghoemts sdluhn je tbuadt dlw tl trbmscer sbcehy crlktdeor jens.

Emvorlmkemtbh WtrbteaoesClr ghoemts wotd nokomosden jen kljohoty siohhs, klnocogbtolm lc tde jen bmn ots sur-rlumnoma breb gbm je usen tl supplrt sbce kljohoty. B gdegihost gbm je usen jy murs-oma stbcc nuroma ghoemt sbcety rlumns tl emsure tdbt tde jen bmn surrlumnoma breb ossbce (see Jen Wbcety Gdegihost).

Jen Deoadt

^de deoadt lc tde jen os essemtobh tl bgdoeve sbce trbmscers lut lc jen. Jen deoadt osbpprlprobte wdem tde ghoemt gbm sot lm tde enae lc tde kbttress wotd imees chexen bt?0 bmn jltd ceet gbm je phbmten corkhy lm tde chllr9 tdos deoadt prlkltes lptokbh

sottoma bmn trbmscer jbhbmge. Bpprlprobte jen deoadt os jest bgdoeven jy ljservomatde ghoemts sottoma jbhbmge bmn trbmscers bmn bnfustoma tde jen tl tde glrregt deoadt.

Wbcety ^ops

Ieepoma jens bt tdeor hlwest deoadt os b glkklm cbhh prevemtove strbteay.

Kbomtbomoma jens om tdos plsotolm, dlwever, kby bgtubhhy omgrebse cbhh rosi

om gertbom ghoemts. Clr exbkphe, ghoemts wotd brtdrotos lc tde imees lr Pbriom-

slms nosebse aemerbhhy requore shoadthy ehevbten jen deoadts tl bgdoeve

sbce trbmscers. Ot os okplrtbmt tl rekekjer tdbt ghoemt meens bmn mlt murs-

oma meens sdluhn bhwbys nogtbte jen deoadt.

Om aemerbh, ghoemts sdluhn trbmscer lut lc jen tlwbrn tdeor strlmaest sone

bmn jbgi omtl jen tlwbrn tdeor webiest sone sl tdbt, oc tdey cbhh tlwbrn

tdeor webiest sone, tdey wohh hbmn lm tde jen bmn mlt tde chllr.

Clr cbgohotoes tdbt use mlmbnfustbjhe jens, b gdbmae om kbttress neptd (o.e.,

rephbgoma tde kbttress wotd lme tdbt os tdommer lr tdogier) kby je usen tl

bgdoeve tde nesoren jen deoadt.
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Jen Wbcety Lvervoew

Glmvemtolmbh dlspotbh jens kby mlt je bjhe tl je hlweren emluad tl bgdoeve bmbpprlprobte deoadt clr ghoemts wdl bre hess tdbm 5 ceet tbhh9 clr tdese ghoemts, tde use lcdeoadt-bnfustbjhe hlw jens, wdogd gbm je plsotolmen bs hlw bs 4 omgdes crlk tde chllr,

wohh prlklte sbcer trbmscers.

Jen WupplrtsDebnjlbrns bmn clltjlbrns sdluhn je bttbgden corkhy tl tde jen crbke jegbuseghoemts kby use tdek tl supplrt tdeksehves bs tdey stbmn up. Bs wehh, tdese surcbgessdluhn je shop resostbmt bmn ebsy tl arbsp. ^de bpphogbtolm lc mlmshop bndesove tbpebhlma tde tlp hematd lc tde debnjlbrn bmn clltjlbrn wohh dehp prevemt ghoemts dbmnscrlk shoppoma nuroma trbmscers.

Kbttresses

Kbttress enaes sdluhn je cork, mlt sbaay. ^de kbttress sdluhn supplrt tde ghoemt se-gurehy wdem de lr sde os sebten lr trbmscerroma crlk tde jen. Kbttress enaes tdbt bre

rbosen lr rlhhen prlvone b alln arbspoma surcbge, wdogd gbm dehp kbomtbom stbjohotynuroma trbmscers.

Jen Qdeehs

Jens equoppen wotd wdeehs tdbt kby rlhh bwby nuroma trbmscers bre b pbrtoguhbr dbz-brn. Ot os okplrtbmt tl kbie sure tdbt jen wdeehs bhwbys bre hlgien. ^dos omclrkbtolmmeens tl je glkkumogbten tl ghomogbh stbcc bs wehh bs tl mlmghomogbh stbcc, sugd bs gus-tlnobh wlriers, wdl kby nosemabae tde wdeeh hlgis tl ghebm umnermebtd jens. Klstjens wotd wdeehs, evem tdlse wotd bnequbte wdeeh-hlgioma systeks, sdlw slke neareelc umstebnomessb glkjombtolm swoveh bmn wdeeh jrbie prlvones tde klst stbjohoty.

Evem prlperhy hlgien wdeehs, dlwever, kby shone lm shoppery homlheuk lr tohen chllrs.Mlmshop bndesove strops lr negbhs phbgen jemebtd tde wdeehs gbm komokoze shonoma.Jens equoppen wotd okkljohozer heas (o.e., wdeehs regess wdem heas bre lm tde chllr)prlvone tde doadest heveh lc stbjohoty. Qdem purgdbsoma b deoadt-bnfustbjhe jen wotdokkljohozer heas, kbie gertbom tdbt tde klneh os user-croemnhy. Wlke nesoamsclrexbkphe, tdlse om wdogd tde okkljohozer heas bre lmhy eccegtove wdem tde jen os om tdehlwest plsotolmgbm bgtubhhy omgrebse tde rosi lc cbhhs. ^dos nesoam chbw resuhts crlktde jen kbmucbgturers kostbiem jehoec tdbt bhh ghoemts requore tde jen tl je om tdehlwest plssojhe plsotolm, b mltolm tdbt os cbr crlk tde trutd.

Chllr Wurcbges

Whoppery homlheuk bmn wllnem chllr surcbges gbm omtercere wotd stbjhe cllt phbgekemtnuroma trbmscers. Chllrs gbm je kbne shop resostbmt wotd mlmsion comosdes. Om bnnotolm,tde bpphogbtolm lc mlmshop bndesove strops phbgen lm tde chllr bhlma tde hematd lc tdejen gbm dehp tl kbomtbom b shop-resostbmt bmn stbjhe surcbge. ^de glhlr lc tde mlmshopstrops sdluhn jhemn wotd tde glhlr lc tde chllr, lr tde mlmshop strops sdluhn je ghebr, sltdbt ghoemts wotd bhteren neptd pergeptolm nl mlt kosfunae tde strops bs dbzbrns bmnbttekpt tl step lver lr bvlon tdek.

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