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KEEPING YOU SAFE DURING YOUR STAY
MANAGING YOUR PAIN
We want to ensure you are comfortable during your stay and managing your
pain is an important aspect of doing this. Staff members will ask you about
your pain, and may ask you to use a face chart to rate your pain on a scale of
0 to 10. A rating of 0 means no pain and a rating of 10 means the worst pain
you’ve ever had. There are many ways to control pain and these options can be
discussed with your health care team.
FALLS PREVENTION & SAFETY
While you are a patient here at GBGH, we will work with you to help prevent falls.
We will review your risk of falling when you are first admitted to the hospital and
at any time a concern arises which may increase your risk, such as a change in
your health. We do this so we can take steps to prevent a fall.
More than one third of individuals 65 years or older
experience a fall when in the hospital and the risk of
experiencing a fall increases with more risk factors an
individual has and if you have a history of falls or
cognitive impairment
(www.saferhealthcarenow.ca)
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