Examples of Personal restraint in a sentence
Personal restraint means the application of physical force without the use of any device, for the purposes of restraining the free movement of a resident's body.
Interpretation Personal restraint means the application of physical force without the use of a device, for the purpose of restraining the free movement of a minor child’s body.
Personal restraint or seclusion shall not be imposed as a means of coercion, discipline, convenience, or retaliation by a child caring institution's staff.
Personal restraint does not include briefly holding, without undue force, a resident in order to calm or comfort the resident, or holding a resident’s hand to safely escort the resident from one area to another.
YearTotal01/01/2016601/01/2017801/01/20185Grand Total19 This includes incidents recorded as Physical restraint (but excludes incidents recorded as Personal restraint and Seclusion with restraint) during 2016 – 2018.