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Data Key: N/A -- Information not availableP -- Physical restraint hold | M -- Mechanical restraint
| S -- SeclusionH -- Hospital | R -- Residential facility

The database below is organized by state, and then chronologically within each state.

Notes Cause
Metho Institut
Name Age Sex State Date Type on of
d ion
death death
Restrai
ned
after
Desert
Campos, not Asphyx
15 F AZ 2/2/98 P Hills R
Edith giving iation
Center
staff a
family
photo.
No
autops
y; a
doctor
Medica
signed
Brotma ted
the
n and
Ward, 2/14/9 death
45 M CA M Memori H restrai
Charles 2 certific
al ned for
Hospital ate
11
stating
hours.
Ward
died of
heart
failure
Napa
Strapp
County
ed face
sheriff'
down
s
on a
corone
mattre
Napa r listed
Jadeed, 3/15/9 ss
22 M CA M State H cause
Zouhair 2 after
Hospital of
eight
death
hours
as
of
"undet
restrai
ermine
nt.
d"
Kiefer, 38 M CA 2/3/93 M East H Restrai Psychi
Marc Bay ned to atric
Hospital bed drug
with overdo
straps, se,
belts accordi
and ng to
cuffs lawsuit
for 18
hours.
Face
down Asphyx
John on bed iation
T., George and from
7/13/9
Laurajea 47 F CA M Psychiat H placed positio
4
n ric in five- ning in
Pavilion point restrai
restrai nts
nts.
Placed
in
restrai
Valley Cardia
Webb, 11/19/ nts for
36 M CA M Medical H c
Barry 94 more
Center arrest
than
seven
hours.
Died
after
being
Cerebr
restrai
al and
Napa ned
unidentifi cerebel
33 M CA 4/1/95 M State H overni
ed lar
Hospital ght in
hypoxi
a chair
a
with
waistb
elt.
Strapp
ed to
bed
and
Overdo
East given
Jackson, se of
42 M CA 4/5/96 M Bay H anti-
Robert clomip
Hospital psycho
ramine
tic
drug
cocktai
l.
Restrai
Fairvie
ned
Diaz, w
4/30/9 face Undete
Joseph 40 M CA P Develop R
6 down rmined
Richard mental
Center on
bed.
Kanda, 6 M CA 9/20/9 M Crow's R Strangl Asphyx
Jimmy 7 Nest ed in iation
Family restrai
Care nt;
Home 911
operat
or had
to talk
staff
throug
h CPR.
Restrai
ned
face
down
unidentifi to a
20 M CA N/A M N/A H N/A
ed hospit
al bed;
found
dead
later.
unidentifi
17 M CA N/A M N/A N/A N/A N/A
ed
Died
while
CPC
face
unidentifi Fremon
N/A M CA N/A N/A H down N/A
ed t
Hospital in
restrai
nts.
6-foot-
Cleo 5-inch
Collier, 12/21/ Asphyx
17 M CO P Wallace R boy
Casey 93 iation
Center restrai
ned.
Hung
partiall
y out
North of bed Strang
Suburb with ulation
Small,
78 F CO 5/8/98 M an H vest by
Marcia
Medical restrai ligatur
Center nt e
around
her
neck.
Face
down,
arms
Timoth Cardia
in
Jacob, 3/25/9 y c
40 M CT P R front
Richard 0 Terrace arrhyt
CLA of
hmia
chest;
aide
on top.
Zentai, 43 F CT 12/26/ M Connect H Placed Bilater
Katalin 96 icut in a al
Valley restrai pulmo
Hospital nt nary
chair emboli
for 30
of last
36
hours;
died of
blood
clots.
Face-
down
restrai
Elmcres
McClain, 3/22/9 nt with Asphyx
11 M CT P t H
Andrew 8 arms iation
Hospital
crosse
d over
chest.
Rolled
in gym
Crumpler Stockley mat Asphyx
31 F DE 9/6/93 M H
, Mardee Center and iation
suffoca
ted.
Tied to
bed
with
Thomas, Manate Heart
42 M FL 1996 M H five-
Emory e Glens attack
point
restrai
nts.
Anoxic
enceph
alopat
hy due
to
One of
mecha
four
Gulf nical
unidentifi 12/4/9 emplo
N/A F FL P Coast H asphyx
ed 5 yees
Center ia due
straddl
to
ed her.
restrai
nt;
ruled a
homici
de
Placed
in a Asphyx
choke iation
South
Rawls, hold leading
1/11/9 Florida
Robert 29 M FL P H while to
7 State
Lee
Hospital struggl brain
ing damag
with e
aides.
Payne, 35 M GA 4/17/9 P Central H Attack Sudde
Gerry A. 8 State ed n,
Hospital emplo unexpe
yee, cted
then death
restrai associa
ted
with
psycho
tic
ned by
episod
staff
e;
memb
contrib
ers.
uting
factor:
cardio
megaly
Restrai
ned
Iowa four
Campbell 11/2/9 Undete
13 M IA P Juvenile R times
, Chris 7 rmined
Home in last
24
hours.
Suppo
sed to
Woodw Blunt
be
Sleeth, ard trauma
66 M IA 2/3/98 M H restrai
Ed State to
Hospital ned to
head
wheelc
hair.
Clark
tied
up,
physic Compli
ally cations
Woodw
Clark, restrai from
ard
Robin 39 M IA 6/4/98 M,P H ned swallo
State
Lee
Hospital after wing a
swallo toothb
wing rush
part of
toothb
rush
Patient
went No
Idaho
into autops
unidentifi early State
N/A M ID N/A H convul y
ed '90s Hospital
South sions; perfor
restrai med
ned.
Postur
Restrai al
Maryvil ned on asphyx
Wallace, 7/11/8 le back ia and
12 M IL P R
Wauketta 9 Academ or stress
y stomac due to
h. restrai
nt
Cook, 50 M IL 1/2/97 M Roselan H Tried Smoke
Larry d to inhalat
burn
restrai
nts off
with
Commu lighter.
ion,
nity Cook
burns.
Hospital and
anothe
r
patient
died.
Restrai
Family
ned
and
Gray, face Suffoc
17 F IN 7/6/89 P Childre R
Roxanna down ation
n's
Center on a
pillow.
Restrai
Record
ned
Winfiel s
Dahlke, 1/10/8 face
39 M KS P d State H closed
David 9 down
Hospital to
on
public
mat.
Handc
uffed
Youth and
Mapes, Center brough Asphyx
17 M KS 7/8/94 M,P R
Thomas at t face iation
Topeka down
to
floor.
New
Hamps
hire
boy
Sudde
New died in
n
England restrai
Bogrett, 12/1/9 death
9 M MA M Center R nts at
Jeffrey 5 during
for a
Autism restrai
Massac
nt
husett
s
group
home.
Restrai
ned Positio
face nal
Deverea down asphyx
Rollins, 4/21/9
12 M MA P ux R with iation
Robert 7
School arms during
crosse restrai
d over nt
chest.
Galligan, 59 M MA 12/1/9 P Pembro H Suffere Heart
James 7 ke da diseas
e;
heart
diabet
attack
es and
while
bipolar
Hospital being
disorde
restrai
r
ned by
contrib
staff.
uted
Aides
though
Wayside t teen
Cardia
Soares, 4/29/9 Union was
16 M MA P R c
Mark 8 Academ faking
y arrest
uncons
ciousn
ess
Restrai
ned to
bed for
Augusta long
Isaacson, Mental period
37 M ME 8/6/88 M H N/A
Kent Health s of
Institute time
before
his
death.
Restrai
ned
face
down Asphyx
by iation
Childre
Smith, 1/11/9 staffer due to
9 M MI P n's R
Earl 5 who chest
Village
though compr
t his ession
distres
s was
a ruse.
Held
him
down Respir
Humme
from atory
Halfacre, r Lake
37 M MI 5/6/97 P R behind and
Benjamin Group
Home and cardiac
took arrest
him to
floor.
Northw
Face Acute
Thomas, ood
8/16/9 down cardiac
Bobby 17 F MN P Childre R
6 restrai arrhyt
Sue n's
Home nt. hmia

Pettit, 35 F MN 5/18/9 P Cambri R Face Positio

Sherilee 7 dge down nal
Regiona restrai asphyx
ia
l nt for
second
Human 4.5
ary to
Services minute
Center restrai
s.
nt hold
Broke
neck
Andrews, Fulton
4/24/9 while Broken
Buddy 39 M MO P State H
5 being neck
Earl Hospital
taken
down.
Sudde
Refuse n
d to be death,
dischar marke
St.
Schumac ged, d
11/17/ Louis
her, 44 M MO P H taken agitati
95 State
Richard
Hospital down on and
by physic
securit al
y. restrai
nt
Incide
nt in
Heart
which
conditi
young
Dorothe on
Harris, female
25 F NC 4/7/90 M a Dix H (natur
Robin patient
Hospital al
died
causes
after
)
restrai
nt.
Face
down
Charter on
Sovern, Asphyx
16 M NC 3/4/98 P Greensb H floor,
Tristan iation
oro towel
in
mouth.
Placed
in
Brisban
basket
e Child
Young, hold Asphyx
17 F NJ 1/5/98 P Treatme R
Kelly and iation
nt
Center taken
to
floor.
In
locked
Unident seclusi
Smoke
unidentifi ified on; set
50s F NV 1995 S H inhalat
ed private fire to
hospital ion
room;
died of
fumes.
Six
aides Heart
restrai diseas
Nevada ned e,
9/25/9 Mental him congen
F.H. 30 M NV P H
5 Health face ital
Institute down, defect
one on of the
buttoc heart
ks.
Therm
al
Cardio
brain
respira
injury
tory
Universi due to
arrest
8/15/9 ty hypoxi
W.D. N/A F NV M H in
6 Medical a due
Center four-
to
point
cardior
restrai
espirat
nt.
ory
arrest
Acute
respira
Violent
tory
behavi
arrest
or led
Rocklan due to
Ramon to
d drug
Luz camiso
33 M NY 1988 M Psychiat H intoxic
(pseudon le
ym)
ric ation
Center restrai
due to
nt for
multipl
four
e drug
hours.
synergi
sm
Suffere
d
severe
Creedm burns
oor in fire
Undete
9012192 N/A M NY 1990 S Psychiat R he
rmined
ric started
Center in
seclusi
on
room
9207042 60 F NY 1992 N/A Brunswi R Becam Sudde
ck Hall e n
unresp cardiac
onsive event
while
nursin
g staff
placed
her in
bed.
No
deficie
ncies
cited.
Wrist
restrai
nts
ordere
d to
Cardio
enhanc
Cabrini -
e
9711011 72 F NY 1997 M Medical H pulmo
hydrati
Center nary
on,
arrest
nutritio
n;
safety
measu
re.
Death'
s
circum
Elmhur stance
Convul
st s did
1/16/8 sive
8801252 N/A F NY N/A Hospital H not
8 disorde
Medical sugges
Center r
t any
deficie
ncies
in care
Patient
physic
ally
restrai
Hudson
ned Probab
River
while le
8802016 39 M NY 2/7/88 P Psychiat H
face asphyx
ric
Center down; ia
becam
e
unresp
onsive.
Chroni
c
ethano
No lism
Bellevue
deficie and
3/15/8 Hospital
8803972 N/A N/A NY N/A H ncies narcoti
8 Medical
Center in care sm,
found cirrhos
is of
the
liver
8806172 26 F NY 6/17/8 M South H Died Cardia
8 Beach after c
Psychiat release arrhyt
ric
hmia
followi
ng
from admini
4-point stratio
Center
restrai n of
nt antipsy
chotic
medica
tions
On
Aug.
6,
patient
Shock,
County was
dehydr
Hospital found
ation
8808030 76 M NY 8/7/88 M of H on
and
Western floor,
Suffolk urosep
with
sis.
restrai
nt
attach
ed.
Physici
an
Chroni
failed
c
to
Kings bronch
stabiliz
Park itis due
8/24/8 e;
8808099 N/A F NY N/A Psychiat H to
8 hospit
ric bronch
Center al
ial
privile
asthm
ges
a
revoke
d
Acute
4-point pulmo
mecha nary
nical thromb
Frankli
restrai oembo
10/23/ n
8810187 48 F NY M H nt; not lism;
88 General
Hospital checke deep
d as leg
require vein
d. thromb
osis
8901095 28 N/A NY 1/18/8 M Mid- H Death Acute
9 Hudson after cardiac
Psychiat camiso failure,
ric le hypert
Center restrai ensive
nt; no arterio
deficie scleroti
ncies c
cited. cardiov
ascular
diseas
e
Probab
Metrop No
ly
olitan deficie
cocain
8902015 N/A M NY 2/1/89 N/A Hospital H ncies
e
Medical in care
Center intoxic
cited
ation
During
restrai
Acute
nt,
asphyx
peers
ia
Hudson report
second
River edly
ary to
8903013 39 M NY 3/4/89 P Psychiat H struck
aspirat
ric and
Center ion of
sat on
gastric
patient
conten
's
ts
abdom
en.
Asphyx
Police ia due
did to
Associat overla chest
ion for ying compr
the Help restrai ession,
7/11/8 of nt; due to
8907036 N/A N/A NY P R
9 Retarde ruled overla
d homici ying
Childre de; no during
n facility restrai
citatio nt by
ns police
officers
Suicide
;
asphyx
During ia due
first to
four strang
Mid-
days ulation
Hudson
8/24/8 was in with
8908106 22 F NY M Psychiat H
9 almost sheetin
ric
Center consta g
nt materi
restrai al
nts. wrapp
ed
around
neck
8908100 36 M NY 8/25/8 P Eliot R Police Cardia
9 House restrai c
ned arrest
patient second
ary to
after
release
he
of
becam
catech
e
olamin
agitate
es and
d,
toxic
display
levels
ing
of
parano
medica
ia.
tion
Chroni
c
Patient
obstru
was
ctive
placed
Erie pulmo
in a
10/4/8 County nary
8910009 74 M NY M H jacket-
9 Medical diseas
Center vest
e,
and
conges
given
tive
Haldol.
heart
failure
Severe
corona
After ry
Ativan artery
and scleros
Prolixi is;
Capital
n ischem
District
11/5/8 injectio ic
8911010 31 M NY M Psychiat H
9 ns, damag
ric
Center patient e to
becam colon,
e stomac
unresp h,
onsive kidney,
brain,
liver
Patient
collaps
ed
during
Exhaus
Stony restrai
tive
9001042 41 M NY 1/9/90 P Lodge H nt
psycho
Hospital attemp
sis
t; no
deficie
ncies
cited.
No
No
deficie
The autops
2/17/9 ncies
9002105 N/A N/A NY N/A Bridge R y
0 cited
Inc. perfor
in
med
record
Patient
was Therap
placed eutic
in compli
restrai cations
Queens nts arising
5/17/9
9005103 N/A M NY M Hospital H twice from
0 Center in the
three use of
days certain
prior medica
to tions
death
No
Builders
deficie
for
unidentifi 5/24/9 ncies
N/A N/A NY N/A Family R N/A
ed 0 cited
and
Youth in
record
Locked
in
seclusi
on for
Mohaw 4
k Valley hours;
7/27/9 Undete
9007150 37 F NY S Psychiat H release
0 rmined
ric d; no
Center vital
signs
2.5
hours
later.
Patient
unman
ageabl
e,
Nassau Conge
restrai
8/19/9 County nital
9008107 16 M NY P H ned by
0 Medical heart
Center staff.
defect
No
deficie
ncies
cited
Some
staffer
s Fatal
didn't injurie
Manhat have s
tan refresh sustain
10/2/9
9010014 N/A M NY P Psychiat H er ed
0
ric trainin while
Center g on being
restrai restrai
nt use ned
since
1987
Becam
e
unresp
onsive Acute
Kings while and
County being chronic
9103068 N/A M NY 3/8/91 M H
Hospital transp substa
Center orted. nce
No abuse
deficie
ncies
cited.
While
in Suicide
seclusi by
on, impacti
Mid-
patient on of
Hudson
3/15/9 put sock
9103075 28 M NY S Psychiat H
1 sock in into
ric
Center airway throat
. No and
deficie asphyx
ncies iation
cited.
Emerg
ency
comm
Elmhur
3/26/9 unicati
9103128 39 M NY M st City H N/A
1 on
Hospital
proble
ms
cited.
Admitt
Death
ed the
due to
previo
St. dilated
us
Barnab hytrop
9107093 N/A F NY 7/4/91 N/A H day.
as hic
Hospital No
cardio
deficie
myopa
ncies
thy
cited.
Restrai
nt
followe Hypert
d by hermia
Creedm
seizure (body
oor
7/22/9 -like temper
9107081 28 M NY P Psychiat R
1 move ature
ric
Center ment; at 108
no degree
deficie s)
ncies
cited.
9107132 N/A N/A NY 7/22/9 N/A Harlem H No N/A
1 Valley deficie
Psychiat
ncies
ric
in care
Center
cited
No
autops
Erie y; Myocar
8/31/9 County other dial
9108127 73 M NY M H
1 Medical finding infarcti
Center s of on
fault in
care.
Patient
left
unatte
Our nded Cardio
Lady of in -
10/21/
9110071 11 M NY M Victory R Tumbl respira
91 Infant e Form tory
Home seat arrest
on
waterb
ed.
Dept.
of
Metrop
Health
11/4/9 olitan
9111165 N/A N/A NY N/A H cited N/A
1 Hospital
Center deficie
ncies
in care
Cited
for
state
law
violatio
Harlem ns; Cause
1/29/9
9201152 N/A M NY M Hospital H restrai not
2
Center ned cited
several
hours
withou
t MD
orders
Columb No
ia
deficie
3/21/9 Presbyt
9203080 N/A M NY N/A H ncies N/A
2 erian
Medical in care
Center cited

9207001 62 M NY 7/4/92 N/A Bingha H No Natura

mton deficie l
Psychiat ncies causes
ric in care cited;
Center cited. no
further
investi
gation
Found
St. dead Arterio
John's in bed; scleroti
7/11/9
9207031 84 F NY M Episcop H no c heart
2
al South deficie diseas
Side ncies e
cited.
Patient
was
agitate
d,
requiri
No
Elmhur ng
autops
st City wrist
9208036 N/A F NY 8/8/92 M H y
Hospital and
Center perfor
ankle
med
restrai
nts. No
deficie
ncies
cited.
Restrai
ned on
mat by
Letchw staff;
orth Seizur
physici
10/5/9 Village e
9200000 28 M NY P R an
2 Develop disorde
mental ordere
r
Center d 2.5
mg. of
Valium
.
Secure
d to
Asphyx
bed by
ia
a
Bronx leading
sheet
10/22/ Psychiat to
9210100 29 M NY M H across
92 ric anoxic
Center his
enceph
chest;
alopat
ruled
hy
homici
de
9211112 31 F NY 11/23/ S Creedm H Center Intoxic
92 oor cited ation,
Psychiat for due to
ric "seriou combin
Center s'' ed
oversig effect
ht and of six
record drugs
-
keepin
g
proble
ms
Transf
erred
there
in
March
becaus
Kings e of Death
4/28/9 County immun attribu
9304162 N/A M NY M H
3 Hospital e ted to
Center system AIDS
conditi
ons.
No
deficie
ncies
cited.
Found
Cardio
slumpe
pulmo
d in
nary
geri-
Niagara arrest
chair
Falls due to
with
5/17/9 Memori hypoxi
9305066 72 F NY M H posey
3 al c
Medical restrai
cerebr
Center nt
al
pressin
enceph
g
alopat
agains
hy
t neck.
No
deficie
ncies Chroni
in c
Manhat
care; obstru
tan
record ctive
9308010 77 F NY 8/4/93 N/A Psychiat H
- pulmo
ric
Center keepin nary
g diseas
deficie e
ncies
cited.
Moved
from
geriatri
c to
Elmira acute
8/16/9 Psychiat admiss
9308054 74 M NY M H Sepsis
3 ric ion
Center unit.
No
deficie
ncies
cited.
Put in
day
Sponta
room
Letchw neous
for
orth ruptur
observ
10/14/ Village e of
9310044 N/A M NY P R ation
93 Develop arterio
mental followi
venous
Center ng
malfor
final
mation
restrai
nt.
Acute
Patient
cardiac
found
failure,
slumpe
cardio
Capital d over
myopa
District in
12/1/9 thy,
9312023 34 M NY S Psychiat H quiet
3 severe
ric room.
Center hypert
No
ension
deficie
; in
ncies
seclusi
cited
on
Cardia
c
arrhyt
hmia
Restrai second
ned for ary to
St. approx cardiac
Luke's/
imatel myopa
Rooseve
9402035 N/A M NY 2/2/94 M H y 38 thy
lt
Hospital hours followi
Center prior ng
to release
death from
prolon
ged
restrai
nt
Compli
cations
of
agitate
Found d
letharg psycho
Kings ic and sis
Park verball (bipola
9402013 38 M NY 2/4/94 M Psychiat H y r
ric unresp disorde
Center onsive r) w/
in geri- rhabdo
chair. myolys
is and
acute
pneum
onia
Patient
becam
e Pulmo
assault nary
ive, hypert
requiri ension
Coney
2/27/9 ng due to
9402144 N/A F NY M Island H
4 Ativan chronic
Hospital
and bronch
wrist ial
and asthm
ankle a
restrai
nts
Hypere
Patient
mia of
vomite
trache
d
o-
during
Wilton bronch
takedo
3/14/9 Develop ial
9403047 37 M NY P R wn
4 mental airway
Center restrai
s;
nt; no
pulmo
deficie
nary
ncies
conges
cited.
tion
Death'
s
circum
stance
s did Conge
Mid-
4/25/9 not stive
9404117 84 F NY M Island H
4 sugges heart
Hospital
t any failure
deficie
ncies
in
care.
Restrai
ned
face Asphyx
down; iation
Letchw patient due to
orth
stoppe aspirat
8/10/9 Village
9408031 32 M NY P R d ion of
4 Develop
mental struggl stomac
Center ing h
after conten
12 ts
minute
s.
Griffiths, 15 M NY 10/18/ P Allen R Breathi Traum
Jamar 94 Residen ng was atic
tial obstru asphyx
Center cted ia and
while brain
death
from
lack of
being oxygen
restrai due to
ned. heart
and
lung
failure
Placed
in
standi
ng
hold;
4/24/9 Taconic went Undete
9604131 37 M NY P R
6 DDSO into rmined
lying
hold
for 20
minute
s.
Float
staff
unfami
East Traum
liar
8/12/9 Leon atic
9608047 N/A M NY P R with
6 Road asphyx
IRA case
ia
placed
him in
hold.
Placed
in
timeou Acute
Finger t subdur
8/31/9
9608105 N/A M NY S Lakes R room; al
6
DDSO no hemat
deficie oma
ncies
cited.
Placed
in
lying Ventric
Sunmou
hold; ular
9702024 36 M NY 2/5/97 P nt R
no arrhyt
DDSO
deficie hmia
ncies
cited.
9704018 23 M NY 4/3/97 M Interfait H Died Hypert
h during ensive
Medical 4-point cardiov
Center restrai ascular
nt; diseas
second e
of day.
No
deficie
ncies
cited.
Died
during
takedo
The
wn in Cardia
Hunt, 4/25/9 Hollisw
39 M NY P H prepar c
Donald 7 ood
Hospital ation arrest
for
restrai
nt.
Died of
chokin
g and
Finger
Martoral, 6/24/9 asphyx Asphyx
40 M NY P Lakes R
Maximo 7 ia iation
DDSO
during
restrai
nt
After
placed
Massiv
in
e
Broome hold,
aspirat
Roberts, 7/13/9 Develop patient
34 M NY P R ion of
William 7 mental fell to
Center gastric
side
conten
and
ts
vomite
d.
Boy
was
wrapp
Lancast ed in a
Phelps, Undete
14 M OH 3/1/98 M er foster R blanke
Dustin E. rmined
home t and
mattre
ss with
straps
Collaps
ed
after Cardia
Goldman 12/21/ Pioneer being c
24 M OK P R
, Kevin 93 Home restrai arrhyt
ned by hmia
five
aides.
Jang, 34 F OR 10/10/ M Lane H Strapp Heart
Jung 90 County ed to attack
Sook Psychiat bed
ric and
Hospital given
three
types
of
drugs
Towel
over Smoth
Damma face ered
Gorneau
10/8/9 sch while while
Jr., Peter 32 M OR P H
3 State holdin being
Lynn
Hospital g him restrai
on ned
table
Cerebr
Aide al
used a anoxia
"one- caused
man by
body" heart
Prinkey, 9/28/8 Western slide and
14 M PA P R
Leroy 8 Center that lung
led to failure
face- due to
down forcefu
restrai l
nt restrai
nt
Restrai
ned
Tallman, 5/12/9 KidsPea face Suffoc
12 M PA P R
Jason 3 ce down ation
on
pillow
Placed
face
down
Foundat
on the
ions
Dorsey, 6/10/9 floor Suffoc
18 F PA P Behavio R
Sakena 7 with ation
ral
Health staffer
laying
across
back
Prone
torso
restrai
Asphyx
nt
Keyston iation
after
Arnold, 7/15/9 e City due to
19 M PA P R he
Michael 7 Residen chest
ce tried
compr
to
ession
leave a
day
camp
Knisley, 60 F PA 1/23/9 M Laurelt R Strangl Asphyx
Betty 8 on State ed in ia by
Jean Mental wheelc mecha
Retarda hair nical
tion Ctr restrai restrai
nts nt
Hambu
Staff
rg State
Feb. took
D.S. N/A M PA P Mental R N/A
1995 boy to
Retarda
tion Ctr floor

Basket
Seguin
hold
Commu
Harris, 4/11/9 techni Asphyx
17 F TX P nity R
Diane 0 que iation
Living
Center was
used
Bangin
g his
head
on
Rio
floor;
Jacques, 10/11/ Grande Suffoc
28 M TX P H put a
Jorge 90 State ation
Center pillow
under
it;
suffoca
ted
Unruly
reside
nt
restrai
Brookh ned in
Green, 5/12/9 aven face- Asphyx
15 M TX P R
Anthony 1 Youth down iation
Ranch floor
hold
for 15
minute
s
Stoppe
d
Wrapp
breathi
ed in a
ng due
plastic
to
and
pressu
Roberts, 2/22/9 Odyssey foam
16 M TX M R re on
Eric 6 Harbor blanke
the
t with
chest,
Velcro
accordi
for one
ng to
hour.
autops
y
Taken
Asphyx
to floor
Progres ia due
Randolph and
9/26/9 sive to
, Bobby 17 M TX P R restrai
6 Youth compr
Jo
Center ned by
ession
two
of neck
aides
Cardia
Found c
uncons disrhyt
cious hmia
Corpus
on during
Epps, 12/1/9 Christi
26 M TX P R floor, restrai
Trake 6 State
School subdue nt by
d by bar/po
chokin sitional
g. asphyx
ia
Cardia
c
Pinned
arrhyt
face
hmia
down
Clayborn or
8/18/9 Laurel by
e, 16 F TX P R irregul
7 Ridge aides,
Roshelle ar
given
beatin
tranqui
g of
lizer.
the
heart
Mulkey
placed
in
basket
Corpus hold;
Mulkey, Asthm
8/19/9 Christi later
Christop 26 M TX P R a
7 State suffere
her
School attack
da
severe
asthm
a
attack.
Stoppe
d
breathi
Jeffries, Crocket
8/26/9 ng Strang
Demetriu 17 M TX P t State R
7 while ulation
s School
being
restrai
ned.
Left
Rosewo unchec Strang
od ked in ulation
Gordon,
45 F UT 1/6/98 M Terrace R restrai and
Sandra
Care nts for blunt
Center 10 trauma
hours.
Wilson, 23 M VA 5/27/9 M,P Central H Restrai Sudde
Elwin 3 State ned by n
Darrick Hospital more cardiac
than a death
dozen
staffer
s and
left in
seclusi
on
room.
Acute
Restrai and
ned chronic
Central 300 myoca
Huntley, 6/29/9
31 F VA M State H hours rditis
Gloria 6 Hospital in last (inflam
month mation
of life. of the
heart)
Wrapp
ed in
bedshe
New et with
Directio gauze
McGraw, Hypert
12 M WA 6/5/94 M ns, R over
Shinaul hermia
Second mouth
Chance and
restrai
ned to
bed.
Arms,
Hypoxi
legs
c
held
enceph
down
alopat
Malloy, 11/9/9 Rainier by
41 M WA P R hy,
Joseph 4 School staff
bronch
for 7
o
to 8
pneum
minute
onia
s.
Restrai
ned to
toilet
and
left
Weston, 12/01/ Rainier alone;
61 F WA M R N/A
Loretta 95 School lost
consci
ousnes
s, died
5 days
later.
Neyman, 19 F WA 7/24/9 M Private R Unmon Strangl
Melissa 7 group itored ed
home in after
restrai climbin
nts; g out
hung windo
out w with
windo restrai
w
unnoti
ced for nts
six
hours.
St.
Aemelia Face-
Ferrarini n- down Suffoc
13 M WI 1/8/89 P R
, Joshua Lakesid restrai ation
e nt.
Hospital
Patient
put in
"burrit
o''
Winneb restrai
ago nt
unidenifi Aspirat
49 M WI 3/9/96 M Mental H (body
ed ion
Health wrap),
Institute then
vomite
d and
aspirat
ed.
Strugg
led
with
Asphyx
worker
ia, rib
Mendot s,
Polite, 9/14/9 fractur
47 M WI M.P a State H restrai
Fred 6 es,
Hospital ned
blunt
with
trauma
sheet,
left
alone
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