Mental medicine and nursing : for use in training-schools for nurses and in medical classes and a ready reference for the general practitioner . apart fromother patients, especially those of like tendency. UNTRUSTWORTHINESS 217 Dangerous patients should be watched whentaking outdoor exercise, lest they secrete a stoneor some other handy weapon with which theycould do much harm. A stone or other hardsubstance placed in a stocking or tied in a hand-kerchief forms a dangerous weapon, which maybe used as a slingshot with deadlyforce. Persons ofdangerous propen-sities should be, likesuicidal patien
Mental medicine and nursing : for use in training-schools for nurses and in medical classes and a ready reference for the general practitioner . apart fromother patients, especially those of like tendency. UNTRUSTWORTHINESS 217 Dangerous patients should be watched whentaking outdoor exercise, lest they secrete a stoneor some other handy weapon with which theycould do much harm. A stone or other hardsubstance placed in a stocking or tied in a hand-kerchief forms a dangerous weapon, which maybe used as a slingshot with deadlyforce. Persons ofdangerous propen-sities should be, likesuicidal patients,placed under closesupervision and fre-quently night a nurseshould not visitthem singly. Onrecovery, great careshould be exercisedthat full convales-cence is present be-fore giving thepatient his liberty. To prevent acci-dent the following precautions should be heeded: Special care should always be given to thebread and carving knives. They should neverbe entrusted to patients. When not in actualuse they should be locked in the knife the close of each meal the knives should becounted and taken care of by the Fig. 77.—An insane mulatto of stronghomicidal impulses. 218 MENTAL MEDICINE AND NURSING Care should be taken that no weapon is broughtin from walks or by occupation parties. Carpenters or other mechanics while engagedin repairs or other work in patients quartersshould be closely attended. When practicable,and much time is likely to be occupied, the roomin which the work is in progress should be keptlocked or the patients removed. Dangerous Weapons.—Especial care should beused at all times that patients do not becomepossessed of knives, razors, or dangerous articlesof any kind. Frequent search for such articlesshould be made, and when the existence of anyis suspected every possible means should beused to discover them. Any article that would prove dangerous in thehand of a violent person, or in that of anotherpatient, which would be used a
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