A premature infant immobilizer and holding assembly for the nursery and radiological exposure. The assembly comprises an x-ray pervious body platform, x-ray pervious restraining straps formed of small side-by-side pillows at least partially filled with a fluid, gas, fine powder, rolls of plastic foam or the like. The body platform includes a recess beneath the position of the infant for the placement of x-ray film. A support bracket is provided with a flat base for resting on a supporting surface and has "U" shaped channel along one edge thereof for supporting the film when x-rays of the infant are taken laterally either left or right and for supporting both the x-ray film and x-ray pervious body portion when x-rays are taken with the infant in either the decubitus or Trendelenberg positions. A rectangular body support is included when the infant is in the decubitus position and an angular body support is included when the infant is in the Trendelenberg position. An additional flat strap is provided to aid in support of the infants legs in either the decubitus or Trendelenberg positions.

A device for cleaning a baby by supporting him/her by a flat cushioned surface at a parallel relationship with respect to a supporting ground. A rectangular frame supports the cushioned surface. Two elongated members are hingedly mounted to one end of the frame that includes a bay inbetween the elongated members. Straps are slidably and adjustably mounted over the length of the frame and elongated members. The angular position of the elongated members with respect to the flat cushioned surface is adjustable to one of several predetermined positions.

A medical patient restraint device is provided for additional comfort while restraining patients during surgical procedures such as the circumcision of infants. The patient restraint device has a generally planar support member which is sized to receive and support a patient in a lying position thereon. The support member defines opposite side edges. A pair of support straps are fixed to the support member and extend along respective side edge portions in a generally parallel relationship. The pair of support straps are laterally spaced apart a distance sufficient to receive the patient therebetween with the support straps being parallel to and adjacent the sides of the patient. Individual restraining straps are provided for releasable connection to respective ones of the patient's arms and legs. Mating fasteners are fixed to the pair of support straps and the individual restraining straps such that each of the restraining straps may be releasably attached to one of the pair of support straps so as to permit the individual straps to retain the patient in a spread-eagle position on the support member and without having the individual restraining straps extending across the torso of the patient.

Restraining methods and apparatus for restraining violent detainees, including a rigid binder for binding the upper and lower legs of the detainee, a waist belt, and suspender straps for joining the binder to the waist belt. An erection tether for maintaining the detainee erect by being tautly stretched between an attaching ring at the back of the waist belt and an overhead hook provided for the purpose of maintaining the detainee erect.

An infant reflux restraint apparatus according to the present invention preferably has a wedge-shaped support member for readily positioning an infant on a support surface to thereby support an infant in a reclined position. A pair of side strips are secured to the wedge-shaped support member and are positioned on an upper surface thereof. The pair of side strips are spaced-apart in a generally parallel relationship and a sufficient amount so that an infant can be positioned therebetween. Each of the pair of side strips also longitudinally extends along adjacent respective sides of the infant. The apparatus further preferably has a head support member connected to the wedge-shaped support member and positioned on an upper medial portion of the upper surface thereof for supporting the infant's head when reclined thereon. A reflux sling member detachably connects to the pair of side strips secured to the wedge-shaped support member and is positionally longitudinally aligned with the head support member for positioning the lower torso of the infant therein when reclined on the wedge-shaped support member.