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A chemical restraint is a form of medical restraint in which a drug is used to restrict the freedom or movement of a patient or in some cases to sedate the patient. Chemical restraint is used in emergency, acute, and psychiatric settings to perform surgery or to reduce agitation, aggression or violent behaviours; [a] it may also be used to control or punish unruly behaviours. [2]
Chemical restraint, such as forcible injection with the antipsychotic haloperidol or benzodiazepine sedative midazolam, may be used to sedate a patient who is agitated. [ 36 ] : 624 [ 37 ] : 152 In some countries, antipsychotics and sedatives can be forcibly administered to those who are committed , using intramuscular depot injection . [ 38 ]
In the U.S. in the late 2010s and into the 2020s (so far), restraint of psychiatric patients and/or people with mental disorders (for all purpose other than very temporarily if another person would be in danger) has come under heavy fire from many professionals (such as those in the Therapist Neurodiversity Collective) and human rights groups (such as Alliance Against Seclusion and Restraint ...
A lawsuit accusing North Carolina officials of unnecessarily warehousing foster children in locked psychiatric facilities has survived the Department of Health and Human Services’ effort to ...
A DEQ survey after the EPA announced the new forever chemical standards found that 300 water systems across the state have elevated PFAS levels, impacting 42 municipal water systems that serve ...
The Joint Commission is a United States-based nonprofit tax-exempt 501(c) organization [1] that accredits more than 22,000 US health care organizations and programs. [2]
Oct. 17—New Mexico Highlands University administrators haven't done enough to ensure faculty, staff and students are safe after a hazardous chemical release in the university's science building ...
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