Ambulance personnel use of coercion and use of safety belts in Norway.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Providing health care in a moving vehicle requires different considerations regarding safety than in other settings. Use of seatbelts are mandatory, and during ambulance transport patients are fastened to the stretcher with safety straps. However, patients who wriggle out of, or unfasten, their safety straps pose a threat to him/herself and escorting personnel in the ambulance compartment in case of an accident. To prevent harm, ambulance personnel sometimes restrain the patient or unfasten their own seatbelts to keep the patient safe on the stretcher. The prevalence of coercive measures, and the relationship between the use of mechanical restraints comparable to coercion and seatbelt use, are scarcely investigated. Use of coercion normally requires a specific statutory

SUBMITTER: Haikio K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10680207 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature