Physical Stabilization Workshop

This workshop will include an overview of the tactics needed to keep staff safe. In healthcare, the need for physical restraint can be one of the most dangerous situations emotionally, mentally, and physically for all involved. Additionally, improper restraint use can lead to serious sanctions governing and accrediting bodies. This workshop will highlight how to explain the use of physical restraint when it was both justifiable and desirable.  

Understanding employee/staff options for when:

• Spit at

• Have food thrown at

• Slapped or punched

• Having hair pulled

• Being kicked

• Being bitten

What You Will Learn

• An understanding of how to stabilize both verbally and physically 

• The difference between non-intrusive and intrusive techniques

• The importance of Safety Statements

• 6 Levels of Stabilization

• How to manage yourself and be calm in situations full of chaos

• How to avoid unnecessary injuries to staff and patients

• Tactics to support longer physical stabilization, if needed