Training for Restraint:: things to avoid (#6) escorts on aircraft
Part of a series on restraint techniques to avoid, looking at deaths during aircraft restraint, including Aamir Agheeb and Jimmy Mubenga. It lists risk factors such as bent-forward seating and pressure on the neck.
Restraint Training: Floor-Based Restraint Controversy
A mental health charity called for prone restraint to be banned. The post argues restraint is a tool, like a wrench, judged by how it is used, and cites ACPO’s view on floor outcomes.
£150,000 fine for Care Home Wheelchair Restraint Strap Death
A 74 year old resident at a Birmingham nursing home died after slipping from her wheelchair and being caught by the lap belt. The operator was fined £150,000 after admitting health and safety breaches.
Restraint Training for Custody Officers
A Scottish police service asked Dynamis to train custody officers in personal protection. The case study covers the analysis behind the course, its blend of law and practical drills, and the outcomes reported.
Throwback Thursday: Emergency Response Belt demonstrations in Dubai
A 2013 visit to Dubai, where a busy emergency department averaged a Code Black incident every 48 hours. The team demonstrated the Emergency Response Belt as a softer option than straps and sedation.
Case Study: Mental Health Unit Restraint Reduction Training
A case study from an open psychiatric unit where restraint training was extended to emergency department and security staff. It reports a 90% cut in mechanical restraint and 95% staff satisfaction.
Throwback Thursday: Restraint Chair in Oman
On a 2010 visit to psychiatric units in the Middle East, the author was shown a restraint chair and describes families insisting shackles stay on. He contrasts UK manual restraint with practice elsewhere.
Restraint Training: Soft Cuff as the Least Restrictive Option
The Emergency Response Cuff is a cloth restraint, built from two lengths of Velcro joined by D-rings. The author describes using it, its benefits over metal cuffs, and the criteria for judging restraint procedures.
Resident left the building: Care Home fined £140,000 and ordered to pay £65,000 costs
Dorothy Spicer, 84, left Whitefriars Care Home through a door whose alarm was off. No handover check was made, she was found eight hours later, and the trust admitted breaching health and safety law.
Care Home Safe Holding: Woman (89) died while being escorted by staff in care home
Marjorie Keogh fell through a first-floor handrail at a Leicester care home while one carer escorted her, though her assessment required two. It covers the inquest, the ignored warnings and the lessons for providers.