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White Paper Report on Excited Delirium Syndrome

@inproceedings{DeBard2009WhitePR,
  title={White Paper Report on Excited Delirium Syndrome},
  author={M L DeBard and Jason D. Adler},
  year={2009}
}
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Background on ketamine history and pharmacology, its use in the hospital environment and possible applications for emergency medical services usage of this medication are provided, and out‐of‐hospital indications for ketamine are discussed.
The role of restraint in fatal excited delirium: a research synthesis and pooled analysis
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The results of the study indicate that a diagnosis of ExDS is far more likely to be associated with both aggressive restraint and death, in comparison with AgDS, at odds with previously published theories indicating that ExDS-related death is due to an occult pathophysiologic process.
Assessing the symptoms associated with excited delirium syndrome and the use of conducted energy weapons
Excited delirium syndrome (ExDS) has been defined as the sudden death of an individual involving an acute (minutes to hours) transient disturbance in consciousness and cognition, marked by…
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