4 ms·
> when someone proves problematic, violent. This is exactly what I'm getting at, unless I'm misunderstanding you. "To calm him" is a euphemism, is what I'm say
by mariodiana 6y ago
> when someone proves problematic, violent.
This is exactly what I'm getting at, unless I'm misunderstanding you. "To calm him" is a euphemism, is what I'm saying. I specifically described it as suspected understatement. So, thank you. I'm even more sure now that I'm entirely right.
- FireBeyond 6y agoNo, I don't think so - we still do, _when the resources of security, nurses, EMTs and paramedics_ are exhausted, say someone in excited delirium. A smaller hospital like this one has far less of this "buffer" so their first step for any kind of potential restraint/sedation event in a behavioral setting quite likely will involve calling police, from their own liability perspective, in situations a larger hospital could likely handle more easily. I am not advocating for this. I think LE has near zero role to play in these scenarios except for the _very limited_ "poses an imminent danger to self or others". But in a town of three thousand people, I guarantee that when a behavioral crisis escalates at the local "hospital" (I couldn't even find how many beds it has, likely under 10), for better or worse, the police are being called.
- mariodiana 6y agoOkay, thank you.