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  2. Medical restraint - Wikipedia

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    In the U.S. in the late 2010s and into the 2020s (so far), restraint of psychiatric patients and/or people with mental disorders (for all purpose other than very temporarily if another person would be in danger) has come under heavy fire from many professionals (such as those in the Therapist Neurodiversity Collective) and human rights groups (such as Alliance Against Seclusion and Restraint ...

  3. Cage bed - Wikipedia

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    A cage bed is a bed with either metal bars or netting designed to restrain a person of any given age, including children, within the boundaries of the bed. They were once commonplace in Central and Eastern Europe and used to restrain disabled people, including autistic people and those with learning difficulties , epilepsy , hyperactivity and ...

  4. Limb restraint - Wikipedia

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    As a medical restraint, limb restraints are soft, padded cuffs which are applied to a patient to prevent the patient from causing harm to themselves or to others. The device consists of cuffs which are wrapped around the patient's wrists or ankles, and straps that are attached to the frame of their bed or a restraint chair.

  5. Padded cell - Wikipedia

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    A no longer in use padded cell at the Old Melbourne Gaol in Melbourne, Australia.Photographed in 2012. A woman in a seclusion room, 1889. A padded cell or seclusion room is a controversial enclosure used in a psychiatric hospital or a special education setting in a private or public school, in which there are cushions lining the walls and sometimes has a cushioned floor as well.

  6. Category:Psychiatric restraint - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Psychiatric restraint" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Cage bed; H.

  7. Iowa worst in the nation for state psychiatric beds, report ...

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    The Treatment Advocacy Center report states the total number of state hospital beds nationwide reached "a historic low" in 2023, with an average of 10.8 beds per 100,000 people.

  8. 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]

  9. What is a 5150 hold? The involuntary mental health ...

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    5150 is the number of the section of California's Welfare and Institutions Code which allows a person with a mental challenge to be involuntarily detained for a 72-hour psychiatric hospitalization.