[The dilemma of restraint in paediatric care]

Abstract

Restraint may be used in paediatrics when it is necessary to perform a technical care procedure on a child who is agitated and refusing to cooperate. Obliged to restrain, caregivers are torn between respecting the child and fulfilling the order to perform the procedure. It is important to explore ways in which professionals can overcome this dilemma by finding alternatives. The discussion takes place at the heart of a care philosophy characterised by the notion of movement.

Keywords: care; contention; encounter; ethics; mouvement; movement; paediatrics; philosophie; philosophy; pédiatrie; rencontre; restraint; soin; éthique.