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Question II.—(Management.)
Is a physical examination of each Patient
made by a Medical Practitioner immediately
on admission ?
Yes.
RESTRAINT.
Restraint
T h e number of times resorted
to
T h e number of persona sub–
jected to
T h e greatest duration of, in
any single instance ...
• Seclusion
Males
Always, except when al–
lowed in the garden for
exercise etc. With the
exception of the dan–
gerous lunatics they
exercise together
All
Females
Always, except when al–
lowed in the garden for
exercise etc. With the
exception of the dan–
gerous lunatics they
exercise together.
All
Mechanical Restraint
Males
4
4 davs
Females
_
In reference to the above Table, state:—
I. By whose authority Patients are re–
strained.
By authority of the Chief Medical Officer.
11. What kinds of mechanical restraint
are in use. *
I. Handcuffs.
2. A strait waistcoat and the usual ap–
paratus for restraining maniacs.
3. Padded cell.
III. Whether any, and, if any, how many^
cases of cruelty by Attendants to Patients
have been brought to the notice of the proper
authority, ana what was the result in each case.
None.
IV. What was the number of cases of injury
to Patients—
(a) Self-inflicted ?
(b) By other Patients?
(c) By Attendants?
(d) As the result of accident ?
None
• " Seclusion" is the isolation of a patient in a room at auy time between the hours commencin*** one hour after the dav
staff come on duty and ending at 7 n m. by fastening the door or by closing it, wholly oV partifillv in anv wav
so that the patient is unable to leave the room at will.
l a i t w l l
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m a a
7
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N o r E . - T h e isolation of a patient in a room where the door is fastened by any latch, or held closed or ajar by anv person
» •- Seclusion and must be recorded: but the fastening of a half door, provided the upper half is o p i 7 n S h I S