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A Posey vest is a type of medical restraint used to restrain a patient to a bed or chair. [1] Its name comes from the J.T. Posey Company , its inventor, though the term "Posey" is used generically to describe all such devices. [ 2 ]
Restraint masks to prevent patients from biting in retaliation to medical authority in situations where a patient is known to be violent. Lap and wheelchair belts, or trays that clip across the front of a wheelchair so that the user can not fall out easily, may be used regularly by patients with neurological disorders which affect balance and ...
A Posey straitjacket (medium-size) with added restraints seen from the rear. A straitjacket is a garment shaped like a jacket with long sleeves that surpass the tips of the wearer's fingers. Its most typical use is restraining people who may cause harm to themselves or others.
Leg restraints. Limb restraints can be physical (or psychological) restraints that inhibit an individual's movement in their arms or legs. The most common limb restraint is physical, whereby restraints are fixed to the individual in order to prevent movement of the limbs. They are most commonly used within the field of medicine.
Campbell County has settled a lawsuit brought by the family of a woman who spent the last 16 hours of her life strapped to a chair at the county jail.. Officials agreed to settle the wrongful ...
Four L.A. County supervisors call for the resignation of probation chief Adolfo Gonzales after The Times publishes video of violent restraint of teen.
Posey vest, a type of medical restraint; See also. All pages with titles containing Posey; Posie or nosegay; Posy (given name)—Includes Posee, Posey, Posi, and Posie
The lead singer of the Four Tops has sued a Detroit-area hospital for racial discrimination, claiming its staff placed him into a restraining jacket and ordered a psychiatric evaluation because ...