The appropriate use of patient restraints in health care settings can keep both patients and hospital staff safe from injury, but they are often overused and abused. It’s important to know what the ...

Thousands of patients are restrained in hospital ERs and wards with limited oversight A months-long investigation reveals state and federal laws allow hospitals to withhold many details about ...

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 ...