Acidosis and catecholamine evaluation following simulated law enforcement "use of force" encounters

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2010, Pages e60-e68

  Ho, Jeffrey D ^a,b   Dawes, Donald M ^c,d   Nelson, Rebecca S ^a   Lundin, Erik J ^d   Ryan, Frank J ^e   Overton, Kenneth G ^f   Zeiders, Adam J ^f   Miner, James R ^a,b  

^a HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Lompoc Valley Medical Center   (United States)

^d University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^e LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA   (United States)

^f Phoenix Fire Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Acidosis; Catecholamines; Law enforcement; Physical; Restraint; Weapons

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; CREATINE KINASE; LACTIC ACID; POTASSIUM; TROPONIN I;

ACIDOSIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PH; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CATECHOLAMINE RELEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE MARKER; DOG; ELECTRIC INJURY; FACE; FEMALE; FORCE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; NECK; PEPPER; PHYSICAL RESISTANCE; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

EID: 77955900428     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: 15532712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2010.00813.x     Document Type: Article

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