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An inspector general report found there were no limits on how long federal inmates could be kept in restraint chairs or ...
Researchers found patients were more likely to be hospitalized 90 days after admission, report the use of physical restraints from staff and suffer bedsores than residents in non-bankrupt facilities.
"Physical restraint" is the restriction of a student's movement by one or more persons holding the student or applying physical pressure upon the student, according to the state of Oregon.
According to policies posted on the Fort Smith Public School District website, physical restraint should only be used by trained personnel and should only be what's necessary to protect a student ...
Where physical restraint is used in a crisis situation, meanwhile, it must be “timely, measured and carried out by appropriately trained” staff.
The number of children and young people with eating disorders admitted to general paediatric care is increasing. These patients occasionally require restrictive physical interventions, including ...
The MSP behind a bill that would legislate how schools handle and report instances of physical restraint has said that recently published guidance from the government is not enough to protect ...
School ordered to end use of physical restraint Families call for restraint rules to be enforced Restrained and scared - the £100k schools failing vulnerable children ...
The appropriate use of patient restraints in health care settings can keep both patients and hospital staff safe from injury, but they are often overused and abused. It’s important to know what ...