Physical restraint definition

Physical restraint means bodily force used to substantially limit a student’s movement, except that consensual, solicited, or unintentional contact and contact to provide comfort, assistance, or instruction shall not be deemed to be physical restraint.

Physical restraint means the use of physical force to restrict the free movement of all or a portion of a student's body.

Physical restraint means bodily force used to substantially limit a student’s movement.

Examples of Physical restraint in a sentence

• Consider a Participant's medical and behavioral health history prior to using a Physical Restraint or a Restrictive Intervention.

• The Participant's right to be free from Seclusion, Chemical Restraint, Mechanical Restraint, and Aversive Conditioning at any time and from Physical Restraint unless required by an emergency.

• The Contractor shall ensure that its staff and Network Providers do not use a prone Physical Restraint for any reason.

• Not use a Physical Restraint or Restrictive Procedure as a punishment, for retribution, as a therapeutic technique, as discipline, as retaliation, as coercion, or for convenience.

• The Contractor shall ensure that its staff and Network Providers do not use a Physical Restraint that inhibits digestion or respiration, inflicts pain, causes embarrassment or humiliation, causes hyperextension of joints, applies pressure on the chest or joints or allows for a free fall to the floor for any reason.

More Definitions of Physical restraint

Physical restraint means a personal restriction that immobilizes or reduces the ability of a student to move the student’s torso, arm, leg, or head freely; however, physical restraint does not include a physical escort.

Physical restraint means the use of any bodily force or physical intervention to control a juvenile offender or limit a juvenile offender's freedom of movement in a way that does not involve a mechanical restraint. Physical restraint does not include momentary periods of minimal physical restriction by direct person-to-person contact, without the aid of mechanical restraint, accomplished with limited force and designed to:

Physical restraint means the use of any bodily force or

Physical restraint means any manual physical holding of or contact with an individual that restricts the individual's freedom of movement.

Physical restraint means a personal restriction that immobilizes or significantly reduces the ability of a student to move his or her arms, legs, body, or head freely.

Physical restraint means holding a child as gently as possible for the minimum amount of time necessary to control a situation where that child's safety or the safety of others is threatened.

Physical restraint means physical contact between a school employee and a student in which the student unwillingly participates and involves the use of a manual hold to restrict freedom of movement of all or part of a student’s body or to restrict normal access to the student’s body.