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RESTRAINING APPARATUS [2 records]

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Record 1 2012-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical Instruments and Devices
  • Clinical Psychology
DEF

A device used to restrict movement or to confine a person, whether he or she is violently psychotic or irrational.

OBS

"Restraint" and "constraint" are quasi-synonyms. Because of usage they cannot be used interchangeably. "Restraint", in particular, is a polysemous term. It can denote a device that restricts movement; it can denote the control over one's expression or emotions or it can denote the series of actions taken to immobilize someone or something. "Constraint", on the other hand, is simply the state of being restricted, or compelled to avoid or perform some action or it can be the repression (and not simply control) of one's own feelings, behavior, or actions.

CONT

... intermediate psychiatric cases: Patients requiring made-up litter, sedation or other medication and not normally requiring the use of restraining apparatus.

PHR

Full body restraint.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et appareillages médicaux
  • Psychologie clinique
OBS

contention : immobilisation (de malades mentaux) par divers moyens (camisole, ceinture, etc.). Nota : le terme «contention» tout seul désigne l'action de maintenir en place, et non l'instrument destiné à cette fin.

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-08-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cattle Raising

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des bovins
CONT

Appareil de contention pour jeunes veaux, comprend une cage et un dispositif de contention. L'animal est introduit dans la cage, puis attrapé au poitrail par un harnais. Ainsi l'éleveur peu facilement placer le veau dans une position assise [...] particulièrement utile pour l'écornage des jeunes veaux et pour prodiguer des soins sur la partie ventrale de l'animal.

Spanish

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