www.justicecenter.ny.gov Spotlight on Prevention: Best Practices for Body Checks COULD THIS HAPPEN IN YOUR PROGRAM? CASE STUDY
Case #5
Kareem requires arm’s length, line of sight supervision at all times and receives body checks on each shift. While staff were assisting him in theshower, they noticed a large bruise on his left side. Nursing was contacted and Kareem was taken to the hospital and diagnosed with a fractured rib. No one knew how or when Kareem was injured. A review of the body check forms for the days prior to staff discovering the bruise revealed that body checks were not completed on each shift as required, some completed forms did not document the bruise at all, some completed forms noted the bruise as “old”, and some completed forms noted the bruise as “other.” Staff also reported that body checks were completed while the person was fully clothed.
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