Is it illegal to place a towel over a patient's face?

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Protect from spitting, is it illegal to place a towel over a patient face to protect from spit

Specializes in SICU, trauma, neuro.

We just put a mask on the pt--after giving them proper notice of what will happen if the spitting doesn't stop forthwithal.

Putting a mask w/ eye shield on myself does nothing to keep it out of my hair. :yuck:

A towel, I wouldn't. It sits directly on top of the respiratory orifices (whereas masks don't obstruct anything -- we wear them all the time), and covers their eyes also.

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Specializes in Pediatric.
…you pour water on the towel to weight it down so it does not fall off. This was the solution to a common problem with detainees that the US government came up with during the Bush administration… LOL

Oh my god. Lol. Water boarding!!!!

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