Posey KeepSafe® Deluxe - Manual (Page 3)

KeepSafe ® Deluxe 3

Before You Begin
The Posey KeepSafe Deluxe and KeepSafe Deluxe Nurse Call System (KeepSafe Deluxe NC) is an easy to
use, restraint free addition to your fall management program. The KeepSafe Deluxe provides an early
warning when a patient attempts to rise from a bed, chair or toilet. This system does not prevent falls or
injury from falls and is not a substitute for patient care, rounding and a comprehensive fall management
protocol in your facility.
The KeepSafe Deluxe activates as the patient attempts to rise and removes pressure from the sensor. The
KeepSafe Deluxe NC System includes the Nurse Call Cable component to connect to the nurse call system.
Indications for Use:
Persons who may benefit from the use of the Posey KeepSafe Deluxe include:
• Patients with diminished cognitive or mobility skills. For example, the frail, disabled, senile, or those with
neurologic deficits.
• Patients receiving medications that may cause disorientation, drowsiness, dizziness, or f requent urination.
• Patients (new or existing) with a history of falls, or who are assessed to be at risk of falling based on your
selected fall-risk assessment.
• Patients who are restless or prone to get up in the middle of the night, e.g., due to incontinence, or with
nighttime voiding habits.
• Patients who require mandatory bed rest.
Contraindications:
NOTE: The KeepSafe Deluxe may not be suitable for all high fall-risk patients. See Posey catalog for
other options for such patients.
The KeepSafe Deluxe should
NEVER be used as the only means of surveillance for:
• Agitated, combative or suicidal patients.
• Patients at extreme risk of a life-threatening fall (ex. patients with bone injuries or previous hip fractures).
For these patients, Posey recommends use of the KeepSafe Deluxe along with a more intensive fall
management measure. See Posey catalog for options such as floor mats, and/or hip protectors among
other fall management products.
Response Policy:
Make sure your facility has a clearly defined policy for response to fall management and fall alarms. This
may include contacting the patient over the nurse call intercom system and telling them to return to their
bed or chair and waiting for assistance, and/or sending staff immediately to the patient’s location for
assistance. Be sure to place a flag or notification device on the patient’s door, in their room, and next to
the respective patient’s room light at the nurse’s station to identify high fall risk patients and alert staff to
respond quickly to fall alarm situations.
Facility fall management policy should address the frequency of visits by nursing staff to:
• Confirm patient is safe.
• Attend to patient needs for nutrition, toileting, exercise, and therapy.
• Check alarm function every time before leaving patient unattended (see pages 19-20).
If the alarm and/or sensor do not function properly, remove the alarm and sensor from service and replace them with
a properly functioning alarm and/or sensor. Do NoT use the alarm or sensor if it does not activate each time weight
is removed from the sensor, the chair belt sensor is unfastened, or the PIR sensor is activated (see pages 19-20).