Historical information

Limb Holders, also known as Limb Restraints, are designed to limit the movement of wrists and/or ankles in patients assessed to be at risk of disrupting life-saving treatment, pulling lines/tubes, exacerbating skin conditions, compromising wound site integrity, or self-injury.

In our collective experience, we used these types of restraints to ensure patient safety, to minimise self harm by confused patients (for many reasons - head injury, post op, drug induced) who would otherwise have interfered with treatments (remove intravenous, remove dressing) or fall out of bed.

Significance

Limb Holders, also known as Limb Restraints, are designed to limit the movement of wrists and/or ankles in patients assessed to be at risk of disrupting life-saving treatment, pulling lines/tubes, exacerbating skin conditions, compromising wound site integrity, or self-injury.

Physical description

pair of tan leather wrist straps (can be used for ankles) with cream felted lining, belt strap with buckle for securing in place, machine stitching to edge of leather to attach felted padding in place, silver studs x 2 holding leather belt in place, silver metal buckle and loop on belt.

Inscriptions & markings

176.87 written in black ink on leather section of cuff, also white paper sticker with blue ink 176.87