Physical restraints in emergency departments (EDs) are used to keep staff and patients safe, but may lead to adverse physical consequences, such as aspiration, physical trauma and phycological harm of ...

Reduction in the use of physical restraints was seen after implementation of an evidence-based intervention program. Between December 2024 and January 2025 no physical restraint episodes occurred in ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — There were over 200 physical restraints of students in the Cedar Rapids Community School District during the 2023-24 school year, and suspensions have increased since the 2022-23 school ...

A review published by the Baylor College of Medicine found adult Black patients were significantly more likely to be physically restrained in emergency departments compared with all other patients.

Residents of bankrupt long-term healthcare facilities are more likely to suffer adverse care outcomes, according to a new working paper released this week. Researchers found patients were more likely ...

A new study from Duke-NUS Medical School has highlighted the widespread use of physical restraints among caregivers of older adults with advanced dementia living at home, revealing a need for better ...

We’ve probably all seen TV shows or movies such as One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (starring Jack Nicholson), where an individual with a mental illness is placed in a straitjacket in a psychiatric ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A federal inspection of a Connecticut hospital revealed that a patient with severe physical and mental issues died as the result ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction released a new report Tuesday, showing a decrease in the number of incidents in Wisconsin public schools using seclusion or ...

SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – When students exude behavioral issues, teachers don’t always know how to appropriately use physical restraint and seclusion tactics. Now, lawmakers are proposing a bill that ...

Lawmakers reviewed another slate of education-related bills at the Legislature this week. Some of the legislation could raise ...