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Question

Reply by Dr the Hon Khong, CRE JP, Director of Medical & Health Services, to Question by Dr the Hon Henriette IP in Legislative Council on 3 4 1985

Would the Golozument make a statement on to de) of rostrainore on childron la Government and Guvernment. subvented hospital.

Sir

I am grateful to Dr ip for providing this opportunity foz

me to comment on the usc of resursinery on children in cho public

hospitals. I have been following with great interest cho recent

discussions, on radio as well as the media on this subjout which reflec:

the concern from certain quarters over the use of restrainers on

children in our public hospitals.

I should like to assure Hon. Mombers from the outset that I

share this concern and would wich to koep an open mind on this subject,

which understandably must be one that is foremost in the minds of all

who have the welfare of children at heart.

I think it is fair to say that as a common ground fox agree-

ment, all concerned are anxious to see that the young patients in our

hospitals are given good medical and nursing care and brought back to

health on soon as possible in safety and without undue harm in the

treatment process. I thorofozo wish to put this subject of restrainers

in perspective.

I am

Restrainors are used from time to time in car public hospitals

as an aid to medical and murcing care at the discretion of the attending

nursing personnel and in the interest of the patient himself.

assured by staff working in the paudiatric wards that the restrainers

are used in accordance with the principle and practice for the no.

of such and which are inherent in the training of nursing personnel.

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