Hospital Restraint Leads to Death: Liability Standards Explored
Author: Fred Cohen.
Source: Volume 10, Number 03, September/October 2008 , pp.33-35(3)
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Abstract:
A man dies as a result of positional asphyxiation died after being physically restrained while a voluntary, psychiatric patient at the Kalamazoo (Michigan) Psychiatric Hospital.Keywords: Lanman v. Hinson , 529 F.3d 673, Youngberg v. Romeo , 457 U.S. 307, Graham v. Connor , 490 U.S. 386, DeShaney v. Winnebago Co. Dept. of Social Services , 489 U.S. 189
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