Residential Aged Care 3/13

Residential Aged Care Communiqué Volume 17 Issue 3 August 2022

Two deaths due to head trauma related to use of a mechanical hoist and a lift chair.

The death of a young male resident from asphyxia could have been prevented with a better internal emergency incident response.

The first issue of Residential Aged Care Communiqué for 2022 focuses on falls and falls management.

In this edition, we present a case with a wide range of professional, organisational, and environmental risks.

This edition examines two cases where early attention and prompt responses to family concerns may have altered the fatal outcomes.

This latest edition of the RAC Communiqué examines resident-on-resident aggression.

This podcast presents two cases highlighting the poorer outcomes that can occur for older persons following trauma.

The Communiqués

In this episode, we review a coroner’s investigation into the unexpected death in hospital of a complex major trauma patient.

The Communiqués

In this episode we feature two surgical cases that each portray several clinical themes, but at the heart of both is the theme of communication.

The Communiqués