Excited delirium syndrome
Theresa Di Maio · 2005
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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 produced by violent activity culminate in sudden cardiac death. This book discusses the effects of both legal medication and drugs of abuse on the cardiovascular system. The authors also discuss the effects of underlying disease and prevention of the syndrome, the role of the mental health professional, and the "high-risk" individual.
Book details
- Year
- 2005
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- CRC
- Editions
- 1
- Pages
- 224
- ISBN
- 9780849316111
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