A Report on Staff Injuries and Ambulatory Restraints: Dealing With Patient Aggression
- 1 November 1994
- journal article
- Published by SLACK, Inc. in Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services
- Vol. 32 (11) , 23-29
- https://doi.org/10.3928/0279-3695-19941101-12
Abstract
1. During a 6 1/2-year period on a unit designed for repetitively aggressive male patients, nursing staff members were the recipients of 95% of aggressions and 97% of serious injuries. 2. Two-point ambulatory restraints, called Preventive Aggression Devices (PADS) help liberate the patient from prolonged seclusion, but in a safe manner. 3. Patient aggression is underreported; there is a need for a standardized aggression reporting system across facilities.Keywords
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