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| - A quiet room is a self-care feature of events. It is a physical space, ideally an enclosed room, where conversation and interaction is not allowed. Participants can go there if for any reason they can't interact with other attendees at that time. Quiet rooms increase an event's welcome level especially to people who have anxiety related conditions, or who are easily exhausted by social interaction and/or presence of strangers. They are also useful for anyone who might need a break to recover from stress, overwhelming emotion, a headache, or dizziness. Commodities should include:
- The Quiet Room was a holding cell that was located in the E-7 Mental Observation Unit of the Bedacus-Lambrecht Correctional Facility on Coruscant. The room was small and monitored by a holocamera and consisted of a bed that was equipped with limb restraints. When inmates were in crisis—in danger of hurting themselves or others—they would be placed in the Quiet Room to calm down. If the inmate proved to be resistant and violent, the Special Response Team would be summoned to extract the individual from their cell. The prisoner would then be carried into the Quiet Room and restrained to the bed. If deemed necessary, a doctor would sedate the inmate.
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| - The Quiet Room was a holding cell that was located in the E-7 Mental Observation Unit of the Bedacus-Lambrecht Correctional Facility on Coruscant. The room was small and monitored by a holocamera and consisted of a bed that was equipped with limb restraints. When inmates were in crisis—in danger of hurting themselves or others—they would be placed in the Quiet Room to calm down. If the inmate proved to be resistant and violent, the Special Response Team would be summoned to extract the individual from their cell. The prisoner would then be carried into the Quiet Room and restrained to the bed. If deemed necessary, a doctor would sedate the inmate. The Quiet Room was a temporary holding cell, and inmates were never held there for more than 24 standard hours before being allowed to return to their cell, or transferred to another housing unit. While in the Quiet Room, the inmate would be monitored by a holocam, and after the individual had calmed down, they would be permitted to speak with the unit psychiatrist, Dr. Gawynn Karastee.
- A quiet room is a self-care feature of events. It is a physical space, ideally an enclosed room, where conversation and interaction is not allowed. Participants can go there if for any reason they can't interact with other attendees at that time. Quiet rooms increase an event's welcome level especially to people who have anxiety related conditions, or who are easily exhausted by social interaction and/or presence of strangers. They are also useful for anyone who might need a break to recover from stress, overwhelming emotion, a headache, or dizziness. Commodities should include:
* plentiful but not crammed seating
* furniture that allows semi-reclining and/or laying down, such as beanbags, a sofa, chaises longues, sleeping pads
* good ventilation
* appropriate temperature: warmth in winter and coolness in summer -- or at least, blankets or hand fans for comfort
* cushions, pillows, and blankets
* ample power points
* light reading material
* solo puzzles and similar toys
* dimmed illumination
* rubber doorstop to reduce door noise Common activities in a quiet room include:
* catching up on email or surfing the net
* reading
* sleeping
* meditating
* doodling, drawing
* listening to music
* playing games (solo)
* catching up on work. For the benefit of quietness, it is best to let participants use headphones. Staff should be vigilant to scattered noise from earbuds or headphones that to not properly block the sound. Typically the quiet room is interruptable, ie, people move in and out, and may go in there looking for someone. Separate lockable space may be needed for people who need a place where they will not be interrupted.
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