Theresa G Dimaio, Vincent J M Dimaio

Excited Delirium Syndrome

Cause of Death and Prevention

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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. Excited Delirium Syndrome: Cause of Death and Prevention 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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. September 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 245mm x 160mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 358g
• ISBN-13: 9780849316111
• ISBN-10: 0849316111
• Artikelnr.: 21244807

Autorenporträt

Theresa G. DiMaio (Author) , Vincent J. M. DiMaio, M.D. (Author)

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction to Death Due to Excited Delirium Syndrome. History of Excited
Delirium Syndrome. Traditional Explanations for Death Due to Excited
Delirium Syndrome. Physiological Reactions to Stress. Effects of Drugs on
the Heart, Brain, and Sympathetic Nervous System. Synthesis of
Physiological Reactions to Stress, Natural Disease, Drugs of Abuse, and
Medications in Cases of Excited Delirium. Medico-Legal Investigation of
Deaths Due to Excited Delirium Syndrome. Cases of Excited Delirium
Syndrome. Prevention of Excited Delirium Syndrome: The Police and First
Responders. Sudden Death of the Psychiatric Patient in Mental Health
Facilities. Index.