Physical restraint doesn't protect patients – there are better alternatives
- Written by Joseph Ibrahim, Professor, Health Law and Ageing Research Unit, Department of Forensic Medicine, Monash University
There are several methods by which elderly people are physically restrained in nursing homes.From shutterstock.com
It’s an uncomfortable image to consider: an elderly person – perhaps somebody you know – physically restrained. Maybe an aged care resident deemed likely to fall has been bound to his chair using wrist restraints; or...
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