A case of death by physical restraint: New lessons from a photograph

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 291-292

  Miles, Steven ^a,b  

^a REGIONS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; NURSING HOME; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY;

EID: 0029878480     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1996.tb00916.x     Document Type: Article

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3. Posey Safety Poster. JT Posey Co, Arcadia, CA.
4. Evans LK, Strumpf NE. Tying down the elderly: A review of the literature on physical restraint. J Am Geriatr Soc 1989;36:65-74.
5. Miles SH, Meyers RM. Untying the Elderly: 1989-1993 Update. Clin Geriatr Med 1994;10:513-525.