Head protection helmets are designed and manufactured to provide safety in the event of a fall. The head is one of the most delicate parts of our body, and prevention and safety is key to avoid future problems. People suffering from cerebral palsy, ataxia, spasticity, among other diseases that affect the loss of balance, are […]
Head protection helmets offer protection and safety for users who are at high risk of falling. We know that falls can be minor or have major consequences. Moreover, as they cannot be predicted, they cannot be controlled. What can be done is to try to mitigate the damage that may be caused. In our previous […]
Falling is a common risk for everyone, from the time we start walking until we are old. But the consequences of these falls are very different depending on how old we are. When we are young, falls are usually less dangerous because our bones and muscles are stronger and more elastic. In adults over the […]
In the care of elderly and/or dependent persons, whether in residential homes, centres or in the home, the use of restraints has been very widespread in Spain. There are 2 types of restraints, Physical Restraints and Chemical Restraints. Physical restraints:“any device, material or equipment applied to, attached to or near a person’s body, which cannot […]
There has long been an open debate about whether or not to use restraint equipment on immobilised, demented or hospitalised patients. The general opinion of the experts is to avoid the use of physical restraint devices as much as possible, promoting those procedures that attend to the autonomy, dignity and self-esteem of the patients. The […]
The COVID-19 has come to stay, at least for quite some time, so we are going to have to adapt many of our routines to live with it. Not only do we have to take into account the measures of distance and care in our day to day, we also have to do it at […]
