Weight force during prone restraint and respiratory function

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 185-189

  Chan, Theodore C ^a,d   Neuman, Tom ^a,b   Clausen, Jack ^b   Eisele, John ^c   Vilke, Gary M ^a  

^a San Diego   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Respiratory function; Restraint; Weight force

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; FORCE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HYPOVENTILATION; HYPOXIA; IMMOBILIZATION; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN SATURATION; PARAMEDICAL DISCIPLINES; PRONE MAXIMAL RESTRAINT POSITION; PRONE RESTRAINT; PULSE OXIMETRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; RESTRICTIVE LUNG FUNCTION PATTERN; SITTING; VIOLENCE; WEIGHT FORCE;

ADULT; CARBON DIOXIDE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; MALE; OXIMETRY; OXYGEN; PRONE POSITION; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; VITAL CAPACITY; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 4344573161     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.paf.0000136639.69128.bc     Document Type: Article

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