Table 5 Most commonly used interventions in the management of violence
Physical Restraint | 943 | 17% |
Seclusion | 817 | 15% |
Administering medications | 795 | 14% |
Talk therapy | 609 | 11% |
De-escalation | 393 | 7% |
Ensuring a safe environment | 239 | 4% |
Directing patients and care planning | 227 | 4% |
Observing behavior | 191 | 3% |
Risk Assessment | 185 | 3% |
Communications | 182 | 3% |
Diversional therapy | 176 | 3% |
Police Interventions | 96 | 2% |
Making agreement on patient violence | 91 | 2% |
Team work | 86 | 2% |
Other: Activate alarms; Discharge patients; ECT; More than 2 staff interventions, Security staff | 390 | 7% |
Non Category/unclear | 176 | 3% |