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2. Medical restraint - Wikipedia

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   This hospital bed has bed rails on the side, to reduce the risk of accidental falls. There are many kinds of mild, safety-oriented medical restraints which are widely used. For example, the use of bed rails is routine in many hospitals and other care facilities, as the restraint prevents patients from rolling out of bed accidentally.

3. Limb restraint - Wikipedia

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   If fabric restraints are inadequate to restrain a patient, leather or metal restraints can be used. In most places, legal restrictions apply to the use of restraints in clinical settings. The application of limb restraints on both arms and legs at once is sometimes known as a four-point restraint.

4. Suicide watch - Wikipedia

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   In even more extreme cases, inmates may be placed in "therapeutic restraints", a four- or five-point restraint system. The inmate is placed on their back on a mattress. Their arms and legs are tied down and a belt is placed across the chest. In a five-point system, the head is also restrained.

5. Hogtying is banned in much of WA state. Why is Pierce ... - AOL

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   “The 4 point restraint in and of itself has not been proven to cause death.” ... Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man, died in the hospital after Aurora, Colorado, police used a chokehold ...

6. Posey vest - Wikipedia

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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]

7. 76-Year-Old Patient Sitter Sentenced for Striking 'Paralyzed ...

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   A 76-year-old patient sitter has been sentenced for assaulting a 68-year-old man with the remote control for a hospital bed. On Tuesday, Dec. 10, Eleanor Flowers, of Washington, D.C., was ...