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California becomes first state to ban use of ‘excited delirium’ as cause of death | California | The Guardian

State prohibits the pseudoscientific diagnosis authorities have frequently cited to justify killings at hands of law enforcement — Read on amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/10/california-police-brutality-excited-delirium-ban-cause-death-newsom

2023 update to Surviving Sedation guidelines : the risk of thrombosis

The Abusive Behavior of Ex-Mount Sinai Doctor David Newman

How Aja Newman’s 2016 trip to the Mount Sinai emergency room uncovered the abusive behavior of “rock star” physician David Newman, who ultimately pleaded guilty to four counts of sexual abuse against his patients. — Read on http://www.thecut.com/2019/10/mount-sinai-david-newman.html

Chemical restraint and deaths in custody

‘Le Cong said at some point in the last three decades the use of midazolam shifted from being primarily a pre-anaesthetic to a drug for dealing with agitated patients’ https://t.co/fkJDv0gASO — Natisha Sands (@NatishaSands) March 6, 2018

A prospective observational study of midazolam and droperidol for pre-hospital acute behavioural disturbance

Brilliant prehospital research from Queensland once again that will likely change practice in other states. Just like what we did with ketamine in aeromedical retrieval! A prospective observation study of midazolam and droperidol for pre-hospital acute behavioural disturbance

Goodbye MidazoBlam Goodbye

Lachlan Parker from @QldAmbulance presenting results of Droperidol vs. Midazolam in ABD mgmt, great data w/drop effective+++. @emupdates pic.twitter.com/edKe51CZOn — Sam Ainslie (@TheSamAinslie) November 25, 2017

Ketamine reduces the need for intubation in patients with acute severe mental illness and agitation requiring transport to definitive care: An observational study

Chemical restraint should not be lethal injection

Chemical restraint or lethal injection? @ketaminh writes in #MJAInSight … https://t.co/zOsIMou2Dn #deathsincustody #Indigenous pic.twitter.com/p5mSRtug68 — MJA (@theMJA) March 5, 2017

From Sedation Death We learn

#DontBeAMannequin

#DontBeAMannequin is taking on assault and harassment of women in India. pic.twitter.com/Z16mCZE8OW — AJ+ (@ajplus) January 23, 2017

The Business of Failure

Sorry to have missed #smaccDUB. Have been working on this featuring @FLTDOC1 https://t.co/rLM48UCqzS Part 1 of 4 — Kevin Fong (@Kevin_Fong) July 12, 2016 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Ketamine sedation for psychostimulant intoxication

Take two of these and call me in the morning

Is it time for every medic to wear a ballistic vest?

Body armor for EMS: Is it time for every medic to wear a ballistic vest? https://t.co/bTReil9Uqj — EMS1 (@EMS1) February 15, 2016 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Checklists – Part 1

By Damjan Gaco, MD, ARHT HEMS Fellow History The origin story of checklists goes as follows: A pilot in the 1930’s stepped off a newly built bomber and said something along the lines of “that is too much plane for one person to handle”. In an ever more complicated world, those words echo true todayContinue reading “Checklists – Part 1”

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