This is great stuff, particularly using the knee placed against the patients shin to prevent kicks and the side approach. One thing I do differently is to approach from the side that needs help rather than the opposite side as shown here. My reasoning is that less of my body crosses the front of the patient, so I'm only at risk from one arm and one leg, as opposed to all of them.

Very intelligent insight 💯 Thanks for the video

wonderful vid:D

great video

This is a great clip - many more people should listen to this - Well done Alex and Gerard :)

VERY USEFUL FOR ME..THANKS

Really recommend Ger as a trainer.

great work

So many care homes are now dealing with increasingly complex behaviours and needs, which bring added responsibilities and risk. In the case I talk about in the video below, a 75-year-old care home resident seriously injured a member of staff who successfully took their employer to court on a claim of negligence. "there was no evidence that the care home or colleagues even had training in methods of physical self-defence" - H.H.J. Harris Q.C. The judge's comments in the case are very interesting and give us a strong impression of how a court might respond, were a serious incident to happen in a care service environment. There is lots of detail in the video about the judge's exact comments and how the care home responded to the resident's behaviour. I hope that it will give you some food for thought as you may be dealing with similar issues in your care environment.