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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 nnmber of times resorted
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a
T h e number of persons 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
25
13
20 days
Females
19
7
3 days
In reference to the above Table, state :—
I. By whose authority Patients are re–
strained.
By authority of the Medical Superintendent
ofthe Mental Hospital.
II. What kinds of mechanical restraint
are in use.
1. A strait waistcoat.
2. Footcuffs.
3. Restraint gloves.
.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 ? _ ._
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• " Seclusion " is the isolation of a patient in a room at any time between the hours commencing one hour after the day
staff come on duty and ending at 7 p.m. by fastening the door or by closing it, wholly or partiallv, in any way.
so that the patient is unable to leave the room at wilL
" *
. — T h e isolation of a patient in a room where the door is fastened by any latch, or held closed or ajar bv any person
is " Seclusion " and must be recorded; but the fastening of a half door, provided the upper half is open, need not
NOTE
be recorded