TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Excessive use of force by police: a survey of academic emergency physicians
JO  - Emergency medicine journal
A1  - Hutson, H. Range
A1  - Anglin, D.
A1  - Rice, Paul
A1  - Kyriacou, Demetrios N.
A1  - Guirguis, M.
A1  - Strote, Jared
SP  - 20
EP  - 22
VL  - 26
IS  - 1
N2  - 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> 
LA  - en
SN  - 1472-0205
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emj.2007.053348
ID  - ref1
ER  -