The Safeclinch Training System

Hard controls includes the use of tools such as hand-cuffs, while soft controls compares to empty hand techniques, describing techniques where the officer must engage a resisting detainee. When escalating, intended submission to cuffs is a feasible way to prevent the need for empty hand submission techniques which place the officer and the detainee at physical risk. When decreasing, hard controls (i.e.: cuffs and isolation in the rear seat of a cruiser) gives officers a reasonable and achievable goal after a dispute with a detainee during which higher levels of force may have been mandatory.

Factors that need to be taken into account when moving and positioning individuals include ensuring the area you are using is hazard free, for example making sure there is nothing in your way that will affect you moving safely eg rugs to trip over, wet floors, other individuals moving around. You must make sure the equipment is fully working and safe to use, for example if using a hoist ensuring the sling is in date, making sure there are no pulls on the sling and loops, ensuring the battery is charged and the hoist is clean and fully working. Making sure the individual is correctly positioned and safely positioned in vital and if they aren’t 100% correct then you must start again to ensure this.

The use of less lethal weapons that are approved by TDCJ are by using restraints, protective equipment, chemical agents, and less than lethal ammunition. The restraints are defined as a measure or condition that keeps someone or something under control or within limits. Restraints in corrections system are used to escort offenders from place to place and controlling the offenders. The restraints that are approved by TDCJ are hand and leg restraint cuffs and a belt restraint. The officer puts on the hand and leg restraint cuffs which are a pair of lockable linked metal rings hooked together with a chain that is approximately four inches long for hands and twelve inches long for legs. Then belt restraint are used as a strong wrap around the offenders waist that has chains that connect the hand and leg restraint cuffs to the belt restraint. These restraints together keep the offender from having full mobility. Which according to most studies, it has helped prevent attacks on officers (Smith,R.2009). The use of protective equipment such as riot helmets, riot shields, riot batons, and stab vest. These protective equipment are mainly used when an offender or offenders are causing a violent public disturbance, or riot; it was to calm the violent offenders, yet protect the officers from being injured or killed. By having the riot helmets, shields, and batons helps

1.6 Describe safeguards that must be in place if restrictive physical interventions are being used.

According to Purpora and Blegen, approximately 60% of actual errors in patient care result from poor and ineffective communication (para. 3). Horizontal violence causes a decrease in effective communication between caregivers which places the patient’s safety in jeopardy. Horizontal violence decreases staff morale which leaves room for error in the workplace (Longo & Smith, 2011).

Risk for trauma related to misuse of seat restraints and physical proximity to vehicle pathways.

Hospital data on the use of restraint can also be analyzed to improve patient outcomes and satisfaction. This information could be scrutinized to determine if restraints were truly warranted in that particular situation, or if another method could have or should have been utilized first. Documentation should also be examined to determine if the patient was adequately cared for during this time period. In my hospital, the patient must be released from the restraints at least every two hours, and must be toileted at that time. The nurse must also do range of motion exercises with the extremities affected by the restraints. The skin and circulation should be assessed at this time. Every hour, the nurse is required to check the pulses in the extremity affected by the restraint. The nurse’s documentation should reflect that all of these assessments were performed and the appropriate precautions were taken.

Restraints prevalence is another NIS that could assist the nurses in the above scenario to identify

A practice that has been put in place is the use of call buttons that are installed and easily available for the staff to use when dealing with escalating patients. Within this Veterans Affairs Hospital, the inpatient geriatric unit has at least 2-3 cases of patient-on-patient assault each month. For those that are very aggressive, this is currently being addressed by the use of one-on-one staff and antipsychotic medications. Clinicians are expected to be able to assess whether intervention is needed to protect other patients and staff from patients’ violence, to assess when patients pose a sufficient level of risk, and to assess when patients who have been hospitalized can be safely discharged to the community. However, surveys of practitioners suggest that many receive little formal training in violence risk assessment. (McNeil, et al. 2009) The limitations of formal training in risk assessment for violence suggested by such surveys underscore the need for education in this topic, hence the relevance of this educational training. Nurses on the front lines of care are ill-prepared to deal with this, hence the need for training. (Peek-Asa, et al.

Explanation: This use of force is “soft”. This tactic is just a means of disarming a potentially violent person or apprehending an individual from causing harm to the officer. Certain moves that would be listed within this category are pushing or bringing someone to the ground. If these moves are not available, police might resort to the next

Provide care and support, monitor and observe. Have had the appropriate training given to deliver this effective practice. Minimise the risk of dangers to the individual and others.

·       Taught law enforcement defensive tactics and use of force to new and current law enforcement agents using the Strategic Self-Defense and Grappling Techniques (SSGT) system. Administered physical techniques to control aggressive and combative subjects; educated students on the appropriate use of force in lecture and practical applications.

Restraints is an intervention used to confine a person to prevent injury to self or others. Different types of restraints include physical, chemical and seclusion. A physical restraint is anything that prevents the patient from being able to freely move. This can include seat belts, wrist restraints, vests, bed rails, etc. A chemical restraint is using a drug for sedation which also restricts movement or freedom. An example of a chemical restraint can be an antipsychotic. These drugs can be used to reduce anxiety, aggression, and violent behavior. Lastly, seclusion is isolating or confining the patient to a room where they cannot leave. This form of restraint is also to protect the patient from harming them self or others. The use of restraints or seclusion can be a useful intervention if all other interventions have failed. Patients should not be harmed with these restraints so it is crucial they are done properly. Patients who are put in restraints

Proponents of physical restraint believe that the use of it can assist healthcare providers in

To begin, lie supine (on your back). Fold your knees and keep your feet hip distance apart on the floor, ten to twelve inches from your pelvis, with your knees and ankles in a straight line. With your arms beside your body, place your palms faced down.