Restraints - Mental Health

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physical restraint

A person is physically held to restrict his or her movement for a brief period of time, in order to restore calm to the individual.

Seclusion

A person is placed in a room that confines him or her from which they cannot exit freely

Mechanical restraint

A person is places in restraints and is unable to ambulate (for example, restrained in bed) or The person is placed in mechanical restraints but is unable to ambulate

_____________ (de-escalation) is always the best approach when it comes to adults

Non-Violent Crisis Interventions

___________ restraints and _________ are used before mechanical restraints in adults

Chemical & seclusion

With older adults, what is important to consider when considering restraints as an intervention?

Fall risk, dementia, delirium all make restraints a bad choice

If a child or adolescent needs to be restrained, _______ restraint will be used before chemical or physical

Physical

chemical restraint/acute control medication

Psychotropic medication is administered as an immediate response to control agitation or threatening, destructive or assaultive behaviours in order to prevent harm to self or others.


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