Can we lift or carry a child during positive handling interventions?

I received a question recently about whether it would be okay for a team of staff to lift a child by the legs and arms and carry them out of a classroom under restraint. I tried my best to be brief in my advice in this video! https://www.facebook.com/dynamisinsight/videos/1603827323049390/ https://www.facebook.com/652235334875265/posts/1603827323049390

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Is it Safe to Lift or Carry a Child during Positive Handling Interventions?

Question: Is it okay to lift or carry a child who is being restrained from one location to another? www.positivehandling.co.uk RISKS There are many issues to be considered as the risks are very significant, for example: – violence injury to staff during a lift or carry – musculoskeletal injury to staff during a lift or carry

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Training for Secure Escorts/Patient Transport in Mental Health

A video introducing our training programme for Secure Escort teams working in Mental Health patient transport services. https://www.facebook.com/dynamisinsight/videos/1603740236391432/ https://www.facebook.com/652235334875265/posts/1603740236391432

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Reception pupils scale 6ft school fence

‘Runners’ – Thirsk schoolboys found after climbing fence http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-43974818 Two boys, aged four or five, climbed a fence and safely walked to their grandmother’s house. https://www.facebook.com/652235334875265/posts/1597885530310236

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JCI

JCI Issues Sentinel Event Alert about Workplace Violence in Healthcare

The JCI just issued Seven Steps to Manage Workplace Violence in Healthcare. Physical and verbal violence against health care workers is a worldwide problem and this week it was addressed by one of the largest accreditation bodies who survey and inspect hospitals against quality standards, suggesting that violence management will now become a priority for

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