Bondage—physically restraining or immobilizing a partner through ropes, cuffs, chains, or other devices—is one of the most ...

Physical restraints in emergency departments (EDs) are used to keep staff and patients safe, but may lead to adverse physical consequences, such as aspiration, physical trauma and phycological harm of ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — There were over 200 physical restraints of students in the Cedar Rapids Community School District during the 2023-24 school year, and suspensions have increased since the 2022-23 school ...

A review published by the Baylor College of Medicine found adult Black patients were significantly more likely to be physically restrained in emergency departments compared with all other patients.

A new study from Duke-NUS Medical School has highlighted the widespread use of physical restraints among caregivers of older adults with advanced dementia living at home, revealing a need for better ...

We’ve probably all seen TV shows or movies such as One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (starring Jack Nicholson), where an individual with a mental illness is placed in a straitjacket in a psychiatric ...

A federal inspection of a Connecticut hospital revealed that a patient with severe physical and mental issues died as the result of being held in physical restraints, as recorded in the patient’s ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — Republican lawmakers are urging DFL Gov. Tim Walz to bring lawmakers back to the State Capitol to undo a new ban on the use of physical restraints in schools. They say it's urgent to ...