Form of general physical restraint used for medical purposes

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A surgeon amputating a patient's leg who is being held in a particular position by two attendants. Engraving, 1738.

An African dentist performing an operation on a patient that he is restraining with a wooden stick. Wood engraving by MD.

Three epileptic women each supported by two men. Engraving by H. Hondius the younger, 1642, after P. Brueghel.

Germain Colot performing an operation for bladder stone. Coloured pencil drawing by A. Rivoulon.

An epileptic or sick person having a fit on a stretcher, two men try to restrain him. Ink drawing attributed to J.B. Jouvenet.

A surgeon performing a lithotomy on a patient who is being restrained by three assistants. Coloured engraving.

A surgeon performing a lithotomy on a patient who is being restrained by three assistants, with five other anatomical illustrations. Engraving by F. Sesoni, 1749, after L. Heister.

Total abolition of personal restraint in the treatment of the insane. A lecture on the management of lunatic asylums, and the treatment of the insane; delivered at the Mechanics' Institution, Lincoln, on the 21st of June, 1838; with statistical tables... / [Robert Gardiner Hill].

Christ heals a demoniac; a demon is expelled into the air. Etching by J.D. de Montalegre and M.H. Rentz.

Lithotomy: forceps, a dilator, conductors and an operating table for removal of bladder stones in children. Etching by J. Mynde, 1743, after L. Heister.

Lithotomy: forceps, a dilator, conductors and an operating table for removal of bladder stones in children. Etching by F. Sesone, 1749, after L. Heister.

Total abolition of personal restraint in the treatment of the insane : a lecture on the management of lunatic asylums and the treatment of the insane, delivered at the Mechanics' Institution, Lincoln, on the 21st of June, 1838 : with statistical tables, illustrative of the complete practicability of the system advocated in the lecture / by Robert Gardiner Hill.

A horse-doctor and his assistants administer medicine to a horse restrained in an outdoor stall, observed by a man with two horses. Etching, 1730/1790?.

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Restraint, Physical

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Lithotomy: forceps, a dilator, conductors and an operating table for removal of bladder stones in children. Etching by J. Mynde, 1743, after L. Heister.

Lithotomy: forceps, a dilator, conductors and an operating table for removal of bladder stones in children. Etching by F. Sesone, 1749, after L. Heister.

Three epileptic women each supported by two men. Engraving by H. Hondius the younger, 1642, after P. Brueghel.

A horse-doctor and his assistants administer medicine to a horse restrained in an outdoor stall, observed by a man with two horses. Etching, 1730/1790?.

Restraint, Physical

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Works from the collections

Lithotomy: forceps, a dilator, conductors and an operating table for removal of bladder stones in children. Etching by J. Mynde, 1743, after L. Heister.

Lithotomy: forceps, a dilator, conductors and an operating table for removal of bladder stones in children. Etching by F. Sesone, 1749, after L. Heister.

Three epileptic women each supported by two men. Engraving by H. Hondius the younger, 1642, after P. Brueghel.

A horse-doctor and his assistants administer medicine to a horse restrained in an outdoor stall, observed by a man with two horses. Etching, 1730/1790?.

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