Incidents which result in physical harm or serious threat of physical harm to staff, minors or others require particular attention for the safety of both staff and minors. The court and next of kin are to be notified in the event of serious illness, injury or death of a minor. This notification should be documented and may be kept on an incident report form or in a memorandum. Ask how this is done in your facility. Some jurisdictions notify the commission when a serious event occurs, others do not.
Facilities routinely prepare an incident report when minors are restrained.
Check to see if minors were referred for medical evaluation following restraint. The commission may be able to assist the facility administrator by monitoring incident reports.