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Care team ‘huddles’ reduced physical restraint events at children’s hospital

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Care team “huddles” led to a reduction in physical restraint events at a children’s hospital. Restraint events ...
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Irvo Otieno's Death: Records show face-down restraints are banned, hospital employees were trained

DINWIDDIE COUNTY, Va. -- Central State Hospital, where Irvo Otieno died, has a policy that bans face-down restraints due to safety risks. However, video appeared to show the three hospital workers ...
Los Angeles Times

How often are psychiatric patients restrained at your local hospital?

A Times analysis of federal data found that Los Angeles General Medical Center physically restrained inpatients in its psychiatric unit at some of the highest rates in the country from 2018 through ...
Yahoo

Violent restraints, mold infestation: Bridgewater State Hospital dehumanizes patients, watchdog says

Bridgewater State Hospital continues to use “unlawful and violent” restraint practices with patients and provides “inadequate access to appropriate medical care,” all while failing to address ...