Asphyxial Death During Prone Restraint RevisitedA Report of 21 Cases
作者:
Ronald O'Halloran,
Janice Frank,
期刊:
The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology
(OVID Available online 2000)
卷期:
Volume 21,
issue 1
页码: 39-52
ISSN:0195-7910
年代: 2000
出版商: OVID
关键词: Restraint asphyxia;Positional asphyxiation;Prone restraint;Hogtying;Sudden death in custody;Agitated delirium;Excited delirium;Cocaine;Methamphetamine;Baton;Pepper spray;Taser;Stun gun
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
Determining the cause of death when a restrained person suddenly dies is a problem for death investigators. Twenty-one cases of death during prone restraint are reported as examples of the common elements and range of variation in these apparently asphyxial events. A reasonable diagnosis of restraint asphyxia can usually be made after ruling out other causes and collecting supportive participant and witness statements in a timely fashion. Common elements in this syndrome include prone restraint with pressure on the upper torso; handcuffing, leg restraint, or hogtying; acute psychosis and agitation, often stimulant drug induced; physical exertion and struggle; and obesity. Establishing a temporal association between the restraint and the sudden loss of consciousness/death is critical to making a correct determination of cause of death.
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