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.

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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