Thread by @QaaliHussein1

On #restraints.

If you’ve ever tried to order restraints on a combative or agitated patient in the hospital, you’d be met with multiple orders to sign, calls to house supervisors to get approval, maybe even hunting for keys to get to them.

And these are wrist restraints and mittens.

Why?

Because they pose a risk to patient safety.

crisisprevention.com/CPI/media/Medi…

So we have oversight by the Joint Commission and strict guidelines on how we use restraints to physically restrain patients. For their safety and the safety of our staff.

But on the streets, police are trained to use other forms of restraints, some of which include neck restraints.

Minneapolis PD authorizes something called an "unconscious neck restraint"

minneapolismn.gov/police/policy/…

As the lethality of this form of restraint is clearly evident, #GeorgeFloyd and #EricGarner, where is the oversight?
Who is training these officers?
How is this an authorized form of restraint in the first place?

Furthermore, should the medical community be involved in educating on the dangers of this form of restraint? Neck injuries in trauma are some of the most worrisome because of the ⬆️density of vital structures in close proximity which are easily accessible. @Me4Trauma @EAST_TRAUMA

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From a trauma surgery standpoint, this would seem to fall under Trauma Prevention and Outreach. @EAST_TRAUMA @ACSTrauma