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Dozens of deaths reveal risks of injecting sedatives into people restrained by police
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Dozens of deaths reveal risks of injecting sedatives into people restrained by police

New Indian Express  

In time, its use became standard from Las Vegas to Columbus, Ohio, to Palm Beach County, Florida. In 2006, a grand jury that investigated Taser-related deaths in Miami-Dade recommended an untested treatment that it said could save people before they died from excited delirium: squirting midazolam up their noses to cause "almost immediate sedation." "A lot of talk took place …

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Takeaways from AP’s investigation into fatal police encounters involving injections of sedatives
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Takeaways from AP’s investigation into fatal police encounters involving injections of sedatives

Associated Press  

The practice of giving sedatives to people detained by police spread quietly across the nation over the last 15 years, built on questionable science and backed by police-aligned experts, an investigation led by The Associated Press has found. At least 94 people died after they were given sedatives and restrained by police from 2012 through 2021, according to findings by …

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Dozens of deaths reveal risks of injecting sedatives into people restrained by police
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Dozens of deaths reveal risks of injecting sedatives into people restrained by police

Associated Press  

Demetrio Jackson was desperate for medical help when the paramedics arrived. An officer wondered aloud whether Jackson had “excited delirium” and asked a colleague if paramedics were “going to stand around and do nothing.” He voiced approval when one arrived with ketamine, adding Jackson would not like it “when he gets poked.” The Eau Claire Fire Department’s excited delirium protocol …

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Paramedics found guilty in Elijah McClain’s death following ketamine injection
1 year ago

Paramedics found guilty in Elijah McClain’s death following ketamine injection

LA Times  

Paramedics Jeremy Cooper, far left, and Peter Cichuniec, far right, head into court in Brighton, Colo., with support on Friday to hear their verdicts in Elijah McClain’s death during a 2019 police stop outside Denver. After an officer said McClain reached for an officer’s gun — a claim disputed by prosecutors — another officer put him in a neck hold …

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Paramedics told investigators that Elijah McClain had ‘excited delirium,’ a disputed condition
1 year ago

Paramedics told investigators that Elijah McClain had ‘excited delirium,’ a disputed condition

Associated Press  

BRIGHTON, Colo. — Two paramedics on trial over the 2019 death of Elijah McClain told investigators in videotaped interviews previously unseen by the public that the 23-year-old Black man had " excited delirium,” a disputed condition some say is unscientific and rooted in racism. But social justice protests over the 2020 murder of George Floyd drew renewed attention to McClain’s …

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Paramedics told investigators that Elijah McClain had 'excited delirium,' a disputed condition
1 year ago

Paramedics told investigators that Elijah McClain had 'excited delirium,' a disputed condition

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Two paramedics on trial over the 2019 death …

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Colorado city bans ketamine use amid Elijah McClain probe
4 years, 3 months ago

Colorado city bans ketamine use amid Elijah McClain probe

Associated Press  

DENVER — City council members in a Denver suburb have voted to ban the use of a powerful sedative by first responders until officials finish a review of its use in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a Black man put in a stranglehold by officers and injected with the drug, ketamine. The city council members’ decision came after concerns …

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Two strangers, with the same first name, and a terrifying story about ketamine in policing
4 years, 3 months ago

Two strangers, with the same first name, and a terrifying story about ketamine in policing

CNN  

CNN — Elijah McKnight admits he was drunk. “I definitely wasn’t experiencing excited delirium, I can tell you that.” A powerful drug Ketamine is often the strongest sedative in a paramedic’s kit in departments that allow its use. An article in the Journal of Emergency Medical Services said the use of ketamine to deal with excited delirium in the field …

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