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PMVA1 :Breakaway & PMVA2:  Restraining Methods

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  By the end of the course, delegates will be able to:

  • Legal Responsibilities
  • Understand Reasonable Force
  • Understand ethical considerations of physical intervention
  •  Identify possible causes of violence + aggression
  • Know the stages of the assault cycle + what each stage means
  • Be able to identify signs of escalation of aggression
  • Understand the different types of de-escalation strategies
  • Recognise the importance of early intervention
  • Understand the importance of continually assessing + evaluating the levels of risk posed by difficult / challenging people
  • Select + utilise appropriate physical + non physical strategies to manage aggressive individuals 
 Course content 

  • Relevant legislation, guidelines + frameworks
  • Legal + ethical issues
  • Influences on PMVA
  • Risks in restraint
  • Use of Reasonable Force
  • De-escalation
  • Avoiding + detection of positional asphyxia
  • Instruction + practice of: -
  • - Friendly come along (including Non-Contact and stage one, two and figure of four)

  • - Standing holds to include (Escape and Rescue)

  • - Upper Arm Wrap, Team Formulation & Approach

  • - Upper Arm Wrap to a secure hold

  • - Seated De-escalation to include Trouble Drills

  • - Upper Arm Wrap to Supine

  • - Supine Descent to Floor to Elevated Rest in Upper Arm Wrap

  • - Trouble Drill to Sniper in Supine

  • - Elevated rest to standing

  • - De-escalation in Supine

  • - Securing Legs in Supine

  • - Prone descent to floor

  • - Prone floor work (upper rest to lower rest, de-escalation on floor, legs in prone)

  • - Turning Prone to Supine

  • - Prone Standing from the floor

  • - Reliefs, standing-supine-prone

  • - Seclusion options
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