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Physical restraint doesn't protect patients – there are better alternatives

  • Written by Joseph Ibrahim, Professor, Health Law and Ageing Research Unit, Department of Forensic Medicine, Monash University
Physical restraint doesn't protect patients – there are better alternativesThere are several methods by which elderly people are physically restrained in nursing homes.From shutterstock.com

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 wrist restraints; or...

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