Background Physical restraint is used primarily for patients at risk of falling, those with motor
unrest and agitated behavior, and those who manifest an intention of doing harm to …

Objective: Restraint use is not monitored in the US, and only institutions that choose to do so
collect statistics. In 1999, investigative journalists reported lethal consequences proximal to …

A total of seven detailed death investigations is reported where death occurred while being
restrained by a belt or a protective cover. The casualties were elderly persons who mostly …

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A retrospective analysis of 122 deaths caused by vest and strap restraints found that most
victims were women (78%) and a median age of 81. Victims were found suspended from …

Purpose:(a) Determine the frequency and types of physical restraints used by nurses in
intensive care units, emergency departments, and neurosurgery wards;(b) understand …

Objective this paper aims to investigate the nature and extent of physical restraint deaths
reported to Coroners in Australia over a 13-year period. Methods the study comprised a …

Objective. To investigate physical restraint‐related injuries. Areas of interest were the
prevalence of injury, types of injuries, risk of sustaining an injury and specific restraint …

Deaths occurring during and/or in close proximity to physical restraint have been attributed
to positional asphyxia, a conclusion primarily based on opinion and reviews of case studies …

Public awareness of the use of restraints in medicine has been greatly heightened by a five-
part investigative series on physical restraints in psychiatric hospitals by the Hartford …