NATIONAL CARE STANDARDS IN SUPPORT SERVICES :6 LANGUAGE TRANSLATIONS

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1. Restraint: Control to prevent a person from harming themselves or other people by the use of: physical means (actual or threatened laying on of hands on a person to stop them carrying out a particular action); mechanical means (for example, wrapping someone in a sleeping bag or strapping them in a chair); environmental means (for example, electronic locking of doors or video surveillance); or medication (using sedative or tranquilising drugs for the symptomatic treatment of restless or agitated behaviour).