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Dedicated to the hard work that needs to be done at the intersection of society and emergency medicine.

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News reporting featuring commentary by Eric Jaeger.

Handcuffs and Unexpected Deaths — “I Can’t Breathe” as a Medical Emergency

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

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WyoFile News:
Campbell County jail overdose death deserves further scrutiny, medical experts
say

AP News:
At least 15 people died in Texas after medics injected sedatives during
encounters with police

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AP News:
Myth of ‘superhuman strength’ in Black people persists in deadly encounters
with police

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PBS Frontline: Documenting Police Use of Force

AP News:
At least 16 people died in California after medics injected sedatives during
encounters with police

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AP News:
At least 17 people died in Florida after medics injected sedatives during
encounters with police

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NBC News:
A Baltimore man died after being sedated and restrained by medics. His mom wants
answers.

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AP News:
How the medical syringe became a tool of control when police restrain people

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9News:
Death of inmate restrained facedown inside Adams County Jail ruled homicide

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9News:
'Excited delirium' didn't kill Elijah McClain despite what initial autopsy suggested

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AP News:
Lethal Restraint

Image by Wesley Tingey

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