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Excited delirium syndrome : cause of death and prevention /

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During a routine investigation, a suspect turns hostile. The officers on the scene spring into action and get the suspect under control by handcuffing him. Though the suspect has been successfully subdued - he dies shortly thereafter... A psychiatric patient suddenly becomes violent. The hospital st...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Di Maio, Theresa (Author), Di Maio, Vincent J. M., 1941- (Author)
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Boca Raton, Florida ; London ; New York : CRC Press, 2006.
Subjects:
Excited delirium syndrome.
Prisoners > Death.
Mentally ill > Death.
Prisonniers > Mort.
Personnes vivant avec un trouble de santé mentale > Mort.
Excited delirium syndrome
Prisoners > Death
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHORS; CONTENTS; 1 INTRODUCTION TO DEATH DUE TO EXCITED DELIRIUM SYNDROME; 2 HISTORY OF EXCITED DELIRIUM SYNDROME; 3 TRADITIONAL EXPLANATIONS FOR DEATH DUE TO EXCITED DELIRIUM SYNDROME; 4 PHYSIOLOGICAL REACTIONS TO STRESS; 5 EFFECTS OF DRUGS ON THE HEART, BRAIN, AND SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; 6 SYNTHESIS OF PHYSIOLOGICAL REACTIONS TO STRESS, NATURAL DISEASE, DRUGS OF ABUSE, AND MEDICATIONS IN CASES OF EXCITED DELIRIUM; 7 MEDICO-LEGAL INVESTIGATION OF DEATHS DUE TO EXCITED DELIRIUM SYNDROME
  • 8 CASES OF EXCITED DELIRIUM SYNDROME9 PREVENTION OF EXCITED DELIRIUM SYNDROME: THE POLICE AND FIRST RESPONDERS; 10 SUDDEN DEATH OF THE PSYCHIATRIC PATIENT IN MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES; INDEX