Does the position of restraint of disturbed psychiatric patients have any association with staff and patient injuries?

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 306-312

  Lancaster, G A ^a,d   Whittington, R ^b   Lane, S ^b   Riley, D ^e   Meehan, C ^c  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c MERSEY CARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Adult mental health service; Aggressive incident; Patient injury; Restraint position; Staff injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENTS; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; RISK FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 41649116274     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2007.01226.x     Document Type: Article

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