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Restrictive interventions in Victorian emergency departments: A study of current clinical practice.

Jonathan KnottMarie Frances GerdtzSheriden DobsonCatherine DanielAndis GraudinsBiswadev MitraBruce BartleyPauline Chapman
Published in: Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA (2019)
Restrictive interventions in the ED largely occurred under a Duty of Care. Care of patients managed under legislation that covers assessment and treatment of mental illness has a strong clinical governance framework and focus on minimising restrictive interventions. However, this is not applied to the majority of patients who experience restraint in Victorian EDs.
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