@article{ref1,
title="Excessive use of force by police: a survey of academic emergency physicians",
journal="Emergency medicine journal",
year="2009",
author="Hutson, H. Range and Anglin, D. and Rice, Paul and Kyriacou, Demetrios N. and Guirguis, M. and Strote, Jared",
volume="26",
number="1",
pages="20-22",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To determine the clinical experience, management and training of emergency physicians in the suspected use of excessive force by law enforcement officers. METHODS: Surveys were mailed to a random sample of academic emergency physicians in the USA. RESULTS: Of 393 emergency physicians surveyed, 315 (80.2%) responded. Of the respondents, 99.8% (95% CI 98.2% to 100.0%) believed excessive use of force actually occurs and 97.8% (95% CI 95.5% to 99.1%) replied that they had managed patients with suspected excessive use of force. These incidents were not reported by 71.2% (95% CI 65.6% to 76.4%) of respondents, 96.5% (95% CI 93.8% to 98.2%) had no departmental policies and 93.7% (95% CI 90.4% to 96.1%) had not received training in the management of these cases. CONCLUSIONS: Suspected excessive use of force is encountered by academic emergency physicians in the USA. There is only limited training or policies for the management of these cases.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1472-0205",
doi="10.1136/emj.2007.053348",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emj.2007.053348"
}