[Medical prescription and informed consent for the use of physical restraints in nursing homes in the Canary Islands (Spain)].

CONCLUSIONS: Failure to produce this documentation contravenes the law. Organisational characteristics, ignorance of the legal requirements or the fact that some professionals may consider physical restraint to be a risk-free procedure may explain these results. PMID: 27914750 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Gaceta Sanitaria - Category: Global & Universal Tags: Gac Sanit Source Type: research