Guide to condition specific risk assessment
Falls Prevention risk assessment
This is a clinical tool you can use to asses risk of a service user experiencing a fall.
The Falls assessment (prevention of falls) consists of four sections. Drugs/alcohol Ageing
Process Medical conditions and Environment/equipment (DAME). Each section has specific
consideration to aspects that may increase the risk of a fall. For each consideration action
and support should be identified.
Source
PaCT Falls managers and Falls champions course.
Bathing & Showering risk assessment
This is a risk assessment tool you can use to assess the risk service users use of bathing
and showering facilities.
The bathing and showering risk assessment consists of seven questions to determine the
level of risk involved in service users using communal showering and bathing facilities. This
assessment should be followed with a risk management plan to determine the levels of
support that have been agreed with the service user..
Source
Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
Choking/Aspiration risk assessment
This is a clinical tool to determine the risk of chocking in service users at risk of dysphagia
or aspiration.
The choking and aspiration risk assessment consists of 12 sections. Cognitive function,
alertness, postural control, general health, fatigue, oral health, respiratory problems,
behavioural/mental health, pain management, social/physical environment, distractibility
and medical conditions. Each section has specific consideration to aspects that may
increase the risk of a choking or aspirating. For each consideration action and support
should be identified as well as the overall risk identified by the score.
Source:
National Patient Safety Agency NHS
Domiciliary Medications risk assessment
The domiciliary assessment to identify the level of medicines administration support
required in initial assessment of a service user.
Manual Handling of Persons risk assessment
This is a tool to help staff identify which risks may be associated with lifting a service user.
The Manual handling Risk Assessment is divided into three sections. The first looks at risks
associated to the person. The second reviews the risk associated with the tasks being
performed and the equipment used. The final section is a support plan to best manage the
risks identified.
Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST)
This is a clinical tool to determine malnutrition.
The Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST) has been
designed to help you identify adults who are underweight and at risk of
malnutrition, as well as those who are obese. It has not been designed to
detect deficiencies in or excessive intakes of vitamins and minerals.
Source:
BAPEN
Pressure Sore Recording Chart
A body map template used to record position, severity and other indicators of the condition
and progression of identified pressure sores and tissue viability
Waterlow Tissue Viability Risk Assessment
This is a clinical tool you can use to assess risk of a service user developing a pressure
ulcer.
The Waterlow consists of seven items: build/weight, height, visual assessment of the skin,
sex/age, continence, mobility, and appetite, and special risk factors, divided into tissue
malnutrition, neurological deficit, major surgery/trauma, and medication.
The tool identifies three 'at risk' categories,
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a score of 10-14 indicates 'at risk'
a score of 15-19 indicates 'high risk',
a score of 20 and above indicates very high risk.
Source
Judy Waterlow