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Posey® Wireless Adapter System for KeepSafe Deluxe® 8374 and Sitter Elite® 8345 Fall Alarms

Wireless Adapter System

The Burden of In-Hospital Falls

High fall-risk patients are vulnerable to serious injury, causing distress to them and their loved ones, and placing added stress on health-care resources.

• Falls in hospitalized patients occur at a rate between 1.4 and 18.2 per 1,000 patient days.2

• The annual direct and indirect cost of fall injuries is expected to reach $54.9 billion by 2020.3

• Falls with serious injury cost hospitals an estimated $27,000.4

• Fallers typically stay in the hospital 6.3 days longer than non-fallers.5

• Falls that occur while a patient is toileting are one of today’s top health care concerns.6

• Falls in the emergency department have been reported between .15 and 0.288 falls per 1,000 patient visits.7,8

Fall alarms are an essential part of a falls management program, helping to keep high fall-risk patients safer by reducing unassisted bed, chair, stretcher and toilet exits. The Joint Commission on Quality and Patient Safety states that the “rigorous use of bed and chair alarms in appropriate patients was considered by the HFC to be the most important policy that improved the rate of falls.”1

Posey has combined the functionality of its best-in-class fall alarms and versatile sensors with the convenience of wireless technology – making it even easier for you to protect your patients in all hospital locations for TLC™: Total Location Coverage™.

The Burden of In-Hospital Falls

High fall-risk patients are vulnerable to serious injury, causing distress to them and their loved ones, and placing added stress on health-care resources.

• Falls in hospitalized patients occur at a rate between 1.4 and 18.2 per 1,000 patient days.2

• The annual direct and indirect cost of fall injuries is expected to reach $54.9 billion by 2020.3

• Falls with serious injury cost hospitals an estimated $27,000.4

• Fallers typically stay in the hospital 6.3 days longer than non-fallers.5

• Falls that occur while a patient is toileting are one of today’s top health care concerns.6

• Falls in the emergency department have been reported between .15 and 0.288 falls per 1,000 patient visits.7,8

Simplifying Solutions: Wireless Technology for Posey’s Market-Leading Alarms and Sensors

The Posey wireless adapter system expands the versatility of Posey alarms and sensors to protect high fall-risk patients. The system features the Posey wireless receiver and wireless transmitter, which enable pairing of any Posey sensor pad to a Sitter Elite®

or KeepSafe® Deluxe® alarm – the industry’s most trusted and versatile, full function alarms:

• Sitter Elite® 8345 Alarm – The feature-rich Sitter Elite alarm is the premier alarm model for patient monitoring, offering advanced features for functionality.

• KeepSafe Deluxe® 8374 Alarm – The KeepSafe Deluxe alarm combines monitoring capability and easy-to-use functionality.

Call your Posey representative today at 1.800.447.6739 to learn more about how you can experience the safety and convenience of wireless TLC.

The wireless adapter system facilitates:Convenience – When the alarm is mounted in a central location on the wall, it can be paired with sensors located within a range of up to 20 feet. There is no need to move the alarm when monitoring in multiple locations, such as the bed, chair, toilet or commode.

Ease – The alarm can be paired and unpaired with any sensor in the room with the touch of a button.

Safety with fl exibility – Posey alarms make it easy to provide a safer patient environment for falls-risk patients. The wireless technology eliminates the cord between the alarm and the sensor allowing placement of alarm virtually anywhere in the room.

Like the Sitter Elite and KeepSafe Deluxe alarms, the receiver and transmitter are covered by the Posey limited lifetime warranty.9

Posey Partners™: The S.A.F.E. Approach to Falls Management

The Posey wireless adapter system – like all of our other falls management solutions – is part of the Posey Partners™: The S.A.F.E. Approach to Falls Management.

The S.A.F.E. Approach is an integrated partnership program that combines innovative tools, a range of products, knowledgeable experts and educational resources into one solution tailored specifically to your organization through four effective steps (Survey, Analyze, Facilitate and Evaluate). The S.A.F.E. Approach is designed to minimize fall rates, reduce related costs and improve compliance within your facility.

Call your Posey representative today at 1.800.447.6739 to learn more about how you can experience the safety and convenience of wireless TLC.

– The alarm can be paired and unpaired with any sensor in the

– Posey alarms make it easy to provide a safer patient environment for falls-risk patients. The wireless technology eliminates the cord between the alarm and the sensor allowing placement of alarm virtually

Like the Sitter Elite and KeepSafe Deluxe alarms, the receiver and transmitter are covered by the Posey limited lifetime warranty.9

Receiver 8630

Transmitter 8621

MK1706 REV B 050616© 2016 Posey Company. All rights reserved.

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1 The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. An Inpatient Fall Prevention Institute in a Tertiary Hospital. (July 2011).

2 DiBardino D et al. Meta-analysis: multidisciplinary fall prevention strategies in the acute care inpatient population. J Hosp Med. 2012;7(6):497-503.

3 Stevens JA et al. The costs of fatal and nonfatal falls among older adults. Inj Prev. 2006;12:290-5. 4 Wu S et al. A cost-effectiveness analysis of a proposed national falls prevention program. Clin Geriatr Med.

2010;26(4):751-66.5 Wong CA et al. The cost of serious fall-related injuries at three Midwestern hospitals. The Jt Comm J Qual

Patient Saf. 2011;37(2):81-7.6 ECRI Institute. The Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for Healthcare Organizations, 2014; https://www.ecri.

org/Forms/Pages/PSRQ_Top10.aspx. Accessed September 2, 2014.

7 Dukes IK et al. Accidents in the accident and emergency department. Arch Emerg Med. 1990;7(2):122-4.8 Terrell K et al. ED patient falls and resulting injuries. J Emerg Nurs. 2009; 35(2):89-92.9 The warranty is for the life of the product against all defects in materials and workmanship.

Posey® Wireless Adapter System