Chemical Restraints, Physical Restraints, and Other Demonstrations of Force

Ethical Problems in Emergency Medicine: A Discussion-Based Review

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 139-148

  Wilson, Michael P ^a   Sloane, Christian M ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Calming; Emergency department; Restraint; Sedation; Use of force

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886113995     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118292150.ch13     Document Type: Chapter

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