Citation

Clavon AM. Mil. Med. 1991; 156(9): 499-501.

Affiliation

VA Outpatient Clinic, Oakland Park, FL 33334.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1991, Association of Military Surgeons of the United States)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1961436

Abstract

A no-restraint policy was implemented for 50 elderly residents of a small nursing home to determine if decreasing the use of restraints would increase falls. The decision not to restrain posed a conflict between protection of the patient and staff beliefs. The results of the study seem to contradict popularly held beliefs concerning restraining the institutionalized elderly to decrease falls. During the 2-year period, only two patients sustained minor abrasions due to falls, and one patient experienced a fractured hip.

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