Emergency Medical Association Withdraws Paper On Controversial ‘Excited Delirium’, A Term Used To Justify Excessive Force By Police

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(Photo by Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images By Melissa Noel ·Updated October 16, 2023

​​The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) recently formally withdrew its approval of a 2009 paper on “excited delirium,” which has been criticized for its potential use to justify excessive force by the police.

According to the Associated Press, the leading doctor’s organization stated that the paper was outdated, and they discouraged its use by

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