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H Martin  
#1 Posted : 29 November 2012 15:12:27(UTC)
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H Martin

I am the Falls Lead for an NHS Trust. We are just about to pilot some non slip socks and I wondered if anyone else out there had any experience of their use in preventing falls?
stevedm  
#2 Posted : 30 November 2012 09:20:37(UTC)
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stevedm

H
Seem to remember something from Germany that in some cases it caused more falls that it prevented...
However it just may be the way they cut the results...excuse the pun.

There was another case where in the home care environment of a similar result, which was around changing surfaces.

I will have a search and ask...

cheers
Steve
Zimmy  
#3 Posted : 30 November 2012 16:03:46(UTC)
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Zimmy

Non slip socks? I have heard it all now. I'll say it for this site, you learn something every day :-)
Canopener  
#4 Posted : 30 November 2012 16:10:40(UTC)
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Canopener

I haven't had experience in a work related situation, but my wife has a lovely pair that I bought her last Christmas and they seem pretty effective at keeping her feet warm and I haven't seen or heard her fall over - yet
Zimmy  
#5 Posted : 30 November 2012 16:13:48(UTC)
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Zimmy

I had a pair of non skid underpants once. Do they count?
Zimmy  
#6 Posted : 30 November 2012 16:14:32(UTC)
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Zimmy

Naughty Friday boy zimmy. Back to the naughty corner
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