Evaluation of the ventilatory effects on human subjects in prolonged hip-flexed/head-down restraint position.

Background: The restraint chair is a tool used by law enforcement and correction personnel to control aggressive, agitated individuals. When initiating its use, subjects are often placed in a hip-flexed/head-down (HFHD) position to remove handcuffs. Usually, this period of time is less than two minu...

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Publicado en:American Journal of Emergency Medicine Vol. 50; pp. 1 - 5
Autores principales: Childers, Richard, Cronin, Alexandrea O., Castillo, Edward M., Neuman, Tom, Chan, Theodore C., Coyne, Christopher J., Sloane, Christian, Vilke, Gary M.
Formato: research Journal Article
Publicado: Elsevier B.V. Dec2021
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