At least 16 people died in California after medics injected sedatives during encounters with police
An investigation by The Associated Press has found that at least 16 people died in California over a decade following physical encounters with police during which medical personnel also injected them with a powerful sedative.
Sedation Sedation, 15 Die in Texas After Police Encounters with Medics and Midazolam
An AP investigation uncovered 15 deaths in Texas involving police-administered sedatives, like midazolam, during arrests, raising concerns about its safety and consent issues.
Dozens of deaths reveal risks of injecting sedatives into people restrained by police
Demetrio Jackson was desperate for medical help when the paramedics arrived. Elijah McClain’s 2019 death in Aurora, Colorado, was a rare exception: Two paramedics were convicted of giving McClain an overdose of ketamine,
Takeaways from AP’s investigation into fatal police encounters involving injections of sedatives
An investigation led by The Associated Press has found that the practice of giving sedatives to people detained by police has spread quietly across the nation over the last 15 years, built on questionable science and backed by police-aligned experts.
How the medical syringe became a tool of control when police restrain people
An investigation led by The Associated Press found at least 94 people died after they were given sedatives and restrained by police from 2012 through 2021. About half of the 94 who died were Black, including Demetrio Jackson.
Police told medics in Baltimore in-custody death that restrained man shouldn’t be kept prone, investigators say
The state Independent Investigations Division examined law enforcement officers’ actions in the in-custody death but does not ...
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Anesthetic midazolam boosts survival after cardiac arrest
If a patient is successfully resuscitated after a cardiac arrest and circulation resumes, they are not out of the woods yet.
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Midazolam 1 Mg/Ml In Sodium Chloride, Iso-Osmotic Intravenous Solution Benzodiazepines-Injectable - Uses, Side Effects, and More
Infants, children, older adults, or weak patients are more sensitive to the effects of midazolam. Lower doses should be used for these patients. Lower doses of midazolam should be used if a ...
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Study reveals positive effect of midazolam after cardiac arrest
When the patient required anesthesia following successful resuscitation, midazolam increased the likelihood of adequate ...
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Midazolam Hcl Injection
Midazolam HCl 1mg/mL or 5mg/mL; soln for IV or IM inj; contains benzyl alcohol. Inj site reactions, headache, hiccoughs, GI upset, cough, oversedation, drowsiness; cardiorespiratory events (eg ...
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Status Epilepticus: Clinical Analysis of a Treatment Protocol Based on Midazolam and Phenytoin
The efficacy of a combination of midazolam and phenytoin in treating generalized convulsive status epilepticus in children was studied retrospectively. The patient group comprised all patients ...
Investigative report sheds new light on deaths of Bay Area men in police custody
Seven men who went unconscious and died while Bay Area police were arresting them were injected with a tranquilizer, ...
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Positive effect of midazolam after cardiac arrest
If a patient is successfully resuscitated after a cardiac arrest and circulation resumes, they are not out of the woods yet. A number of factors can influence whether and how they survive the trauma ...
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Intranasal Use of Drugs in the Emergency Room and Pre-Hospital Arenas
A study comparing IN midazolam to IV midazolam and ketamine showed increased efficacy and ease of titration with the IV-administered medications; however, adequate sedation was achieved in 92% of ...