Restraint Reduction Web Links

Potentially Inappropriate Medications (PIMs) Fall Project
Two-thirds of “potentially inappropriate medications” in Texas in 2007 (narcotics, antihistamines and skeletal muscle relaxants), cause drowsiness, sedation and confusion, which can lead to potential falls and fractures in the elderly with direct medical costs of $6 - 8 billion dollars per year in the U.S.1

TMF has developed a project that addresses some of the causes of polypharmacy (the use of multiple medications that increases the risk for adverse drug interactions) in the elderly and offers alternative drug therapies and resources to patients and providers. 

Safety Without Restraints
A New Practice Standard for Safe Care
Minnesota Department of Health 

Untie the Elderly
An initiative to provide conditions that will foster independence, health and security for older individuals.

Curbing Restraint-Related Litigation
American Medical Directors Association

Great Escapes: The Wandering Dilemma
Information provided by the University of Iowa Geriatric Education Center