Restraint in Mental Health Settings. Prone restraint. Is it time to declare a position?

What is it about?

The emergence of a drive to reduce restrictive interventions has been accompanied particularly in the UK by a debate focussing on restraint positions. Any restraint intervention delivered poorly can potentially lead to serious negative outcomes. More research is required to reliably state the risk attached to a particular position in a particular clinical circumstance.

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Why is it important?

The safety of both patients and staff is paramount. Removing from anyone's toolbox an intervention that could, in appropriate circumstances, prove beneficial is wrong and potentially dangerous.

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