Safety and Prevention
This is how far staff should stand from an agitated individual when using the ready stance.
What is two arms length away?
These are the three categories for possible reasons hands on intervention may be needed.
What are danger, protocol and authoritative directive.
This is the part of your hand you should protect by closing your hand during blocks.
What are your fingers?
This is the least restrictive form of physical intervention BEFORE touching an individual.
WHat is implied touch?
This is what ARMED stands for.
What is Assess, Respect, Move, Expand, Disarm?
What is the Protective Stance?
This is the difference between imminent danger and health/safety danger.
What are the terms to label an "emergency, clear present and danger" and "needs attention but not urgent."
This is the acronym LSD in wrist releases.
What is Leverage, Speed/Surprise, Direction?
This is a physical assist or escort that can become restrictive if necessary.
What is a Guide-Along considered?
This is what "you ...we...me" refers to during directives.
What is increasing the strength of verbal directives when compliance is low?
This is an example of a general verbal de-escalation tip from the PMT Refresher Booklet.
stay calm, allow space, avoid sarcasm, keep interactions short and clear...
This could be an example of a protocol that may unintentionally provoke an incident.
What are written plans, schedules, timelines?
This is the motion used to escape a single wrist grab from under your wrist.
What is move up and away toward the attacker,s thumb like answering the phone?
This escort is generally recommended as a two staff intervention.
What is the LOWER Figure 4.
These are the types of consequences staff should remind individuals of rather than threats.
What are logical or natural consequences?
This is why you should never use clever wordplay with an upset person.
What is it can escalate, embarrass or confuse the upset indviudal.
This is unsafe and staff should NEVER DO IT for transports.
What is use the stairs during a transport.
This is the number one priority during choke releases.
This is when staff fully controls the arms and should only be used when absolutely necessary and the individual is under 70% of staff's body weight.
WHat is a FUll Security Hold?
According to PMT this is the priority when getting out of holds or grabs?
What is escape and move into a protective stance?
This is what the refresher booklet advises staff to do constantly during verbal interventions to maintain safety.
What is scan the environment and keep the upset individual in front of you?
This is 60:1 rule in PMT transports.
What is it called that staff can only lift an individual at a ratio of 60 pounds per staff member?
This is the area of the leg staff should expose during a leg block to reduce danger.
What is the back of the leg?
This is what should always be done during any kind of restraint or seclusion.
What is monitor for signs of physical distress or psychological trauma.
This is an example of dressing for safety according to PMT.
What are securing hair, not wearing loose clothing, not wearing jewelry, removing ties or lanyards?