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Physical Intervention Flashcards

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  1. What is the primary purpose of physical intervention in door supervision?

    Answer: To protect people from harm and prevent crime

    Physical intervention is solely for protection and crime prevention, never for punishment. The SIA code of conduct requires proportionate, justified action.

  2. What is a 'compliant escort'?

    Answer: Guiding a willing person to the exit using light physical contact

    A compliant escort uses minimal physical contact (e.g., light hand on shoulder/upper arm) to guide a cooperative person. Excessive force on a compliant person is not justified.

  3. What is 'duty of care' in relation to physical intervention?

    Answer: The legal obligation to take reasonable steps to avoid causing harm to others

    Duty of care means you must take reasonable steps to avoid causing foreseeable harm. This applies during and after restraint — including calling medical help if needed.

  4. What factor does a court consider when deciding if force was reasonable?

    Answer: What a reasonable person would have done in the same circumstances with the same knowledge

    The 'reasonable person' test asks what someone with the same knowledge and circumstances would have done. Hindsight is not applied — it's based on what you knew at the time.

  5. When should physical intervention be terminated?

    Answer: As soon as the threat has been neutralised or the person has been safely removed

    Continuing to use force after the threat has ended or the objective has been achieved makes the force unreasonable and potentially unlawful.

  6. What is the risk of restraining someone in a prone (face-down) position?

    Answer: Significantly increased risk of positional asphyxia and death

    Prone restraint compresses the chest and abdomen, restricting breathing. Combined with obesity, intoxication, or drug use, this can be rapidly fatal.