Excited delirium syndrome : cause of death and prevention /

A suspect, prisoner, or psychiatric patient becomes violent. The officer or hospital staff struggle to control the person, sometimes with a choke hold or hog tying. Shortly afterward, the patient dies. This illustrates excited delirium syndrome, a condition in which normal physiological changes prod...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Di Maio, Theresa
Corporate Author:	Taylor & Francis
Other Authors:	Di Maio, Vincent J. M., 1941-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Boca Raton : CRC/Taylor and Francis, 2006.
Subjects:	Excited delirium syndrome. Prisoners > Death. Mentally ill > Death. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book