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Physical Restraint (procedure)

Known as: Physical Immobilization, Physical Restraints, Restraint, Physical 
Use of a device for the purpose of controlling movement of all or part of the body. Splinting and casting are FRACTURE FIXATION.
National Institutes of Health

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ImmobilizationPhysical restraint equipment (device)Protective DevicesTherapeutic procedure

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Review
2009
Review
2009
The use of physical restraint in institutional care of older people in Finland: nurses' individual, communal and alternative modes of action.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to map nursing staff's individual, communal and alternative modes of action in… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Coercive manoeuvres in a psychiatric intensive care unit.
Coercive manoeuvres in a psychiatric intensive care unit The practice of physical restraint techniques in the management of… 
2001
2001
Perceptions of older people who have experienced physical restraint.
It is well documented that the use of physical restraints on older people has been linked to negative clinical outcomes. However… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Deficiency citations for physical restraint use in nursing homes.
OBJECTIVES The average percentage of residents restrained in nursing homes is approximately 20%. Facilities that do not meet… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Effects of a Restraint Reduction Intervention and OBRA '87 Regulations on Psychoactive Drug Use in Nursing Homes
OBJECTIVES: To describe the changes in psychoactive drug use in nursing homes after implementation of physical restraint… 
Review
1996
Review
1996
Physical restraint use in the hospital setting: unresolved issues and directions for research.
Although the use of physical restraint has declined in nursing homes, the practice remains widespread in hospitals. The use of… 
Review
1995
Review
1995
Nursing Home Survey Deficiencies for Physical Restraint Use
New federal regulations, implemented in 1990, severely restrict the use of physical restraints in nursing homes nationwide. This… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
The physical restraint of children: is it therapeutic?
Restraint and seclusion are compared as responses to dangerous aggression, and a number of theoretical warrants for the use of… 
1988
1988
Effects of acute stress on the patterns of LH secretion in the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus).
Stressful stimuli associated with aggressive encounters and low social rank may affect female fertility in a variety of mammalian… 
1981
1981
The effects of predictable and unpredictable schedules of physical restraint upon rats.
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