| 摘要 |
A hand and arm restraint (10) is provided for use with victims for Alzheimer's disease and other non-violent patients (13). The restraint has a pouch member (12) which is large enough to receive the hands, lower arms and at least a portion of the upper arms of the patient. The pouch member includes arm-receiving openings (26, 28), the size of which may be adjusted by adjusting ties (26', 28') in conjunction with a ring member 30 at the top corners (18, 20) of the pouch. Adjusting straps (34, 36) at each corner permit securing the pouch member to a bed frame and to adjust the location of the pouch member to enable the patient to comfortably fold his/her arms. The pouch member, which advantageously has an open weave material to permit visual inspection of the hands and arms of the patient by a caretaker, includes a zipper 32 along its bottom edge 16 to permit the caretaker to gain access to the hands and arms of the patient in order to check pulse, bathe the hands and arms, and perform other caretaking functions. The restraint avoids the chaffing and other irritation of the wrists of the patient, found on prior art restraints, while permitting the patient to clasp the hands and arms together for psychological comfort. The restraint further allows free blood flow, thereby eliminating hand swelling which occurs with prior art restraints and causes serious side effects.
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