Ugeskrift for laeger
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Ugeskrift for laeger · Oct 2012
[Sudden deaths by hobble restraint of severely hyperactive persons].
Cardiac arrest may occur while persons are being kept in hobble restraint. It has been suggested that asphyxia caused by the restraint position, so-called restraint asphyxia, is the cause, but experimental evidence has not confirmed this theory. ⋯ The pathophysiology of EDS is complex and poorly understood. Sensibilisation of the heart by a hyperadrenergic autonomous dysfunction, metabolic acidosis and hyperthermia offer possible mechanisms.