| > Excited delirium is a very well-known and documented phenomenon, primarily in individuals that are on excessive doses of stimulants "Well-known and documented" by the police, I think you mean. Did you read what you just linked? From the wikipedia article: > Excited delirium is not recognized by some professional medical associations. > EXD has been accepted by the National Association of Medical Examiners and the American College of Emergency Physicians, who argue in a 2009 white paper that "excited delirium" may be described by several codes within the ICD-9. Imma repeat that for you: > may be described by several codes within the ICD-9 In other words, "excited delirium" is not the diagnosis a physician would give. More from the Wikipedia article: > How frequently cases occur is unknown.[1] Males are affected more often than females.[9] Those who die from the condition are typically male with an average age of 36.[1] Often law enforcement has used tasers or physical measures in these cases.[1] This sounds like really solid medical science! It's totally not something made up to cover police brutality! > The first use of the term "excited delirium" (EXD) was in a 1985 Journal of Forensic Sciences article Oh. > The signs and symptoms for excited delirium may include:[12][13][14][15]
> Aggressiveness and combativeness
> Unexpected strength (typically while trying to resist restraint) Did a police officer write this? This is probably the most scattershot Wikipedia article I've ever read about a "medical condition", but it's also pretty damn effective in shooting down the idea that this is a real thing and not just a blanket term made up to cover the deaths of people brutalized by the police. (Assuming you don't unconditionally trust the police.) > The pathophysiology of excited delirium is unclear, Hahahahaha, of course it's unclear. > Key signs of excited delirium are aggression, altered mental status, and diaphoresis/hyperthermia. Is the primary treatment beating/tasing while shouting "stop resisting"? Read the Wikipedia article for yourself. It's one hell of a trip. |