Physical restraints definition

Physical restraints means any manual method or physical or mechanical device, material or equipment attached or adjacent to the resident's body that the resident cannot remove easily, that is not used for the purpose of therapeutic intervention or body alignment as determined by resident assessment and care planning, and which restricts the resident's desired freedom of movement and access to his or her body.

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Physical restraints means any manual method or physical or mechanical device, material, or equipment attached or adjacent to the resident's body that the individual cannot remove easily which restricts freedom of movement or normal access to one's body. Physical restraints include, but are not limited to, leg restraints, arm restraints, hand mitts, soft ties or vests, and wheelchair safety bars. Physical restraints also include practices which meet the definition of a restraint, such as tucking in a sheet so tightly that a resident confined to bed cannot move; bed rails; chairs that prevent rising; or placing a resident in a wheelchair so close to a wall that the wall prevents the resident from rising. Bed rails are considered a restraint if they restrict freedom of movement. If the bed rail is used solely to assist the resident in turning or to help the resident get out of bed, then the bed rail is not used as a restraint. Wrist bands or devices on clothing that trigger electronic alarms to warn staff that a resident is leaving a room or area do not, in and of themselves, restrict freedom of movement and should not be considered restraints.

Physical restraints means and include devices, materials, or equipment

Examples of Physical restraints in a sentence

Physical restraints shall not be used on patients by DSHS staff within or outside of state hospitals unless it is clinically determined that the patient presents an escape risk or an imminent risk of harm to self or others.
Physical restraints, i.e., use of a staff member’s body to prevent injury to the member or another person are allowed in cases of emergency.
Physical restraints are defined as any manual method or physical/mechanical device, material or equipment attached or adjacent to a resident’s body that cannot be removed easily (by the resident) and which restricts freedom of movement or normal access to one’s body.
Physical restraints include leg/arm restraints, hand mitts, soft ties, vests, lap trays and using side rails in bed to prevent a resident from voluntarily getting up.
Physical restraints may be used in an emergency when necessary to protect the resident or others from injury or to prevent physical harm to the resident or others resulting from the destruction of property, provided that written authorization for continued use of the physical restraints is obtained from the physician as required by law.

More Definitions of Physical restraints

Physical restraints means any manual method or physical or mechanical device, material or equipment attached or adjacent to a patient’s body that cannot be removed easily by the patient and restricts the freedom of movement of the patient or normal access to the patient’s body.

Physical restraints means any manual method or physical or mechanical device, material, or equipment attached or adjacent to the resident’s body that the individual cannot remove easily which restricts freedom of movement or normal access to one’s body;

Physical restraints means any manual method or mechanical device that the individual cannot remove easily, and which restricts the free movement of, normal functioning of, or normal access to a portion or portions of an individual’s body and which is used to change or control behavior.

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Physical restraints means any manual method or physical or mechanical device, material, or equipment attached or adjacent to the resident's body that the individual cannot remove easily which

Physical restraints means any manual method or physical or mechanical device, material or equipment at