A Patient Dies: Qualified Immunity Applies
Author: Fred Cohen.
Source: Volume 19, Number 03, September/October 2017 , pp.35-36(2)
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Abstract:
A hospitalized patient who had become violent and threatened nursing and medical staff was hog-tied then Tasered by responding sherriff’s deputies. The restraints aggravated a hypoxic condition, and the patient died. We examine why the 10th Circuit ruled that the officers were not negligent and are not legally liable for the death.Keywords: Harlow v. Fitzgerald; Qualified Immunity
Affiliations:
1: Editor.