A JURY at the inquest into the death of an elderly nursing home patient found strangled at the foot of her bed has called for all staff to be trained in the use of restraint devices. Ellen Murphy (74) ...

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 ...

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 ...

One New York hospital’s security officers used a police-style “bent arm bar” hold on a pediatric patient under age 19, breaking her arm. Another hospital’s security team handcuffed a patient to a ...

Although the use of physical restraint was generally uncommon in the emergency department (ED), Black patients were more likely to experience this during patient encounters compared with white ...