Bathroom Slip and Falls and Other Info. Yes Slipping and falling in the bathroom is quite a common occurrence. Thousands of reported injuries occur each year. The vast majority of injury-related deaths occur in the elderly population.

Follow these tips to prevent slips and falls in your bathroom:

Keep the floor clear and free of clutter.

Clean up water and other liquids immediately.

Don't wax the floor.

Use non-slip bath matts to reduce your chance of slipping on linoleum.

Install grab bars by toilets and in shower/tub. Make sure the bathroom is well lit.

It is easy to trip and fall in poorly lit or dark areas.

Be aware that you are very likely to fall when climbing and reaching high places.

Avoid placing objects up high.

Realize that some medications may lead to dizziness, weakness and other side effects.

These can increase your chances of falling.

WARNING: ONE PERSON DIES EVERY DAY FROM USING A BATHTUB/SHOWER IN THE UNITED STATES / Yes You Need The New Shower Safety Helmet To Be Safe.

Every year many people are injured...numerous injuries took place in the bathroom:139,434 due to bathtub and shower, 34,593 from toilets, and 20,879 because of sinks. Other artifacts in the bathroom add to its unsafe landscape.

For example, towel bars contributed to 42,969 injuries, laundry hampers caused 1,994 injuries, and faucets were responsible for 6,227 injuries.

"Slips and falls are the most frequent types of bathtub accidents. Slips and falls frequently occur while entering and leaving the tub or while changing between sitting and standing position.

The hardness of the bathtub surface is the chief agent of injury...It is proposed that older people make greater use of visual information to stay balanced."

Bathroom Freedom  
As the American population ages and becomes increasingly overweight, it is no secret that significant numbers of Americans are experiencing decreased mobility as a result of physical limitations throughout all age groups.

Additionally, some of the more common conditions associated with aging and obesity – arthritis, osteoporosis, diabetes – can contribute to physical limitations in the areas of balance, strength, range of movement, lifting capabilities, vision impairment, and loss of sensation in the hands or fingers. These limitations increase the need for safety precautions.

With restricted physical capabilities everyday routines – like using the bathroom – can become daunting propositions that challenge an individual's confidence and independence. Bath assisting devices, while purchased more reactively for safety than preventively, are becoming more commonplace household items to help their users move around. We need to use the bathroom more safely and self-assuredly:
Bath Chairs + Transfer Benches + Elevated Toilet Seats + Bathroom Grab Bars +  Handheld Showers for the Bath

Bath safety products for the bathroom are growing in popularity as a large portion of the American population has demands for safety throughout their homes due to physical limitations. Bath Chairs will reduce bath slips and falls and increase safety in the bathroom. The safety found with transfer benches will make mobility within the bathroom easier. Elevated Toilet Seats are a safety item for getting up and down, decreasing potential for falls in the bathroom. Bathroom Grab Bars are a simple addition to the bath to increase safety. There are different types of grab bars, permanent and removeable. The removeable safety bath grab bars are wonderful to put within the bath or shower, along any of the bathroom walls, where one could use added stability. Lastly, handheld shower for the bath allow you to control the waterflow inside your shower or bath. This restricts the movements to your comfortablity and less akward movements. All of these items will increase safety throughout the bath and decease possible injuries. We need to keep bathroom safety a number one priority.

Don't Fall In  
When going to the bathroom, you may have heard the phrase "don't fall in." All joking aside, falling in/falling off is a very serious problem for many seniors. Don't fall in or off the toilet, raised toilet seats with handle bars reduce the risk of falling. By raising a low toilet seat, the person using the toilet doesn't have to bend down as far. The handle bars help prevent the person from falling off and in the seating process.

There are however a few things that you should know when it comes to raised toilet seats.
Get the type that clamps to the toilet (raised toilet seats without clamps can be even more dangerous then not having one at all)

Check and make sure that the toilet seat is raised high enough to be beneficial

Check the clamps after each use

Refrain from putting your entire weight on the handle bars (especially if you are overweight)

Try to distribute your weight evenly between the two bars (don't put it all on one or the seat might pop off)

Check to make sure that the seat can support your weight

Prevent Household Injuries, Promote Bathroom Safety  
The home is a place of belonging, comfort, security and safety of everyday living. The truth is that the home is where many of today's elderly population are being injured, especially bathroom related accidents. The bath can be a dangerous place in the home without safety precautions. Here are some startling statistics:

"About one third of the elder population over the age of 65 falls each year, and the risk of falls increases proportionately with age. At 80 years, over half of seniors fall annually."
"About half (53%) of the older adults who are discharged for fall-related hip fractures will experience another fall with in six months."
"Falls are the leading cause of death due to injury among the elderly 87% of all fractures in the elderly are due to falls."
"Falls account for 25% of all hospital admissions, and 40% of all nursing home admissions 40% of those admitted do not return to independent living; 25% die within a year."
"55% of all falls take place inside the home."
"There are nearly 200,000 bathroom accidents per year. That's 70 percent of all home accidents, according to research from home care products company Aurora in North Ridgeville, Ohio.
According to the National Center for Health Statistics, there were 34 million people over the age of 65 in 1997, and that will double to nearly 70 million by 2030."

Inside the home, the bathroom is the most dangerous for the likelihood of accidents. The bath is slippery when wet, and without proper safety, a fall can happen in an instant. Safety should come first. There are precautionary measures that one can take in the bathroom. Thanks to the National Ag Safety Database (NASD), we can provide a bathroom safety checklist:

___The bath or shower has non-skid mat or strips on the standing area, Safety from falling on slippery surface.

___The towel bars and the soap dish in the shower stall and bath are made of durable materials and are firmly installed.

___Bathroom has even lighting without glare.

___The light switch is located near the door of the bathroom.

___The bathroom door opens outward.

___The bathroom has a safe supplemental heat source and ventilation system.

___The outlets are ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCI) that protect against electric shock in the bathroom.

___Grab bars are installed on the walls of the bathroom by the bath and toilet.

Keep your home the place of belonging, comfort, security and everyday living, especially your bathroom. Make safety a number one priority. A little bit of time spent installing safety precautions in your bath can ensure years of accident free living.

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