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.

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

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Physical restraints are any manual method or physical or mechanical device, material, or equipment attached to or adjacent to the individual’s body that the individual cannot remove easily, which restricts freedom of movement or normal access of the individual to the individual’s body.
Physical restraints include, but are not limited to, leg restraints, arm restraints, hand mitts, soft ties or vests, and wheelchair safety bars.
Examples: wrist, ankle or leg restraints and waist straps.58.43(5) Physical restraints are not to be used to limit resident mobility for the convenience of staff and must comply with life safety requirements.
Physical restraints should never be used as a form of punishment or for the convenience of school personnel.
Physical restraints may be used in an emergency when necessary to protect the resident from injury to himself or herself or others or to property.

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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 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

Physical restraints means a physical or mechanical device that is attached or adjacent to a patient's body, cannot be removed easily by the patient, and restricts the 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

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

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