Hogtie

The hogtie is a method of tying the limbs together, rendering the subject immobile and helpless.

When performed on a human, a hogtie is any position that results in the arms and legs being bound, both tied behind the person and then connecting the hands and feet.

[2] Typically, the person's feet are restrained with legcuffs or similar devices, and handcuffed with the hands behind the back.

[5] Various mechanisms for sudden death while hogtied have been proposed, ranging from changes in chest movement from being handcuffed, to drug use, to pre-existing medical conditions such as obesity or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, to police and medical personnel using their body weight to compress both the chest and abdomen in the process of applying the restraint devices.

[2][5][7] Concerns about the restrained person dying have led to many US police departments discontinuing the practice of hogtying people.