Delirium can make the patient A ... others), certain brain imaging such as CT or MRI (if indicated), and other tests are usually done to identify possible triggers and to rule out other possible ...

a Connecticut emergency doctor, told the Associated Press. Dr. Joyce deJong, president of the National Association of Medical Examiners, said the group’s disavowal of excited delirium arose from ...

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health Policy and Law Daily-- Fresh data on delirium are presented in a new report. According to news originating from Farmington, Connecticut, by NewsRx ...

The emergency physician in Bridgeport, Connecticut, was familiar with the ... But it gave him pause when excited delirium — and not the restraint tactics used by arresting police officers ...

The term “excited delirium” had been used inconsistently ... Brooks Walsh, an emergency physician in Connecticut who authored the resolution that led to this move, told me: “We’ve ...

Excited delirium is not recognized by many major ... Brooks Walsh, an emergency physician in Connecticut who presented the resolution to disavow the paper last week, said though expert witnesses ...

“Excited delirium is a proxy for prone-related restraint ... an emergency physician from Bridgeport, Connecticut, and a key player in bringing the resolution up for a vote.

Officers in many police departments have been taught to look for “superhuman strength” and “police non-compliance” as some symptoms of excited delirium: a syndrome that could kill the ...

Ordering a head CT scan on every older adult who has fallen ... That said, Southerland would like to see a delirium screening tool added to the assessment. "A brief delirium screen or 3-minute ...

Delirium is a type of confusion that develops suddenly—over the course of hours or days—and most commonly affects older adults who are hospitalized or in a long-term care facility. “We refer to ...