Personal restraint
Personal restraint means the application of physical force without the use of any device, for the purposes of restraining the free movement of a resident's body. The term personal restraint does not include briefly holding without undue force a resident in order to calm or comfort him or her, or holding a resident's hand to safely escort a resident from one area to another.
Source
42 CFR § 483.352
Scoping language
For purposes of this subpart, the following definitions apply: