According to CMS’ report, the patient, who had schizophrenia and heart problems, would not follow verbal instructions by hospital employees and displayed agitation and aggression. He was then restrained twice face-down for a total of 25 minutes as hospital employees injected him with three different medications.
Both restraints were not ordered by a physician, according to the report. Later that night, the patient died, though the autopsy reported he died of natural causes and did not cite the restraints as contributing factors.
Still, healthcare regulators issued citations to the hospital for failures in nurse supervision and improper use of restraint and seclusion. According to the news report, state law prohibits the use of face-down restraint except in cases when it’s necessary to reposition the patient. In those cases, they can only be held face-down for a minute.
Parkland Memorial officials have declined to comment on the incident, though corrective actions have since been implemented.
Read the news report about Parkland Memorial Hospital.
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