Comments on: A man gets tasered in the ER http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/02/man-gets-tasered-in-er.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: scalpelhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/02/man-gets-tasered-in-er.html#comment-71951 scalpel Sun, 18 Feb 2007 22:01:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/02/a-man-gets-tasered-in-the-er.html#comment-71951 I'll bet none of the other patients complained about the wait after that. I’ll bet none of the other patients complained about the wait after that.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/02/man-gets-tasered-in-er.html#comment-71913 Anonymous Sun, 18 Feb 2007 03:34:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/02/a-man-gets-tasered-in-the-er.html#comment-71913 What's the CPT code for that? What’s the CPT code for that?

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/02/man-gets-tasered-in-er.html#comment-71900 Anonymous Sun, 18 Feb 2007 00:35:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/02/a-man-gets-tasered-in-the-er.html#comment-71900 What about psychotic patients already in shackles being tasered in the ER? That seems highly questionable to me, with the availability of 4 point restraints and injectable sedatives--but it happens.<br/><br/>I can make no judgement on the Houston case, but Tazers seem sometimes overused. Psychiatric cases are a large presence in ER's and many of the deaths after Tazer use have been psych patients who are already on drugs with the potential to cause arythmias. What about psychotic patients already in shackles being tasered in the ER? That seems highly questionable to me, with the availability of 4 point restraints and injectable sedatives–but it happens.

I can make no judgement on the Houston case, but Tazers seem sometimes overused. Psychiatric cases are a large presence in ER’s and many of the deaths after Tazer use have been psych patients who are already on drugs with the potential to cause arythmias.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/02/man-gets-tasered-in-er.html#comment-71894 Anonymous Sat, 17 Feb 2007 23:56:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/02/a-man-gets-tasered-in-the-er.html#comment-71894 So I wonder how long it took him to be evaluated by the jail physician? <br/><br/>Then again maybe that taser shook that ol' stone loose.<br/><br/>I think every emergency room should be equipped not only with a defibrillator, but a taser. So I wonder how long it took him to be evaluated by the jail physician?

Then again maybe that taser shook that ol’ stone loose.

I think every emergency room should be equipped not only with a defibrillator, but a taser.

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