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According to an article in the Western Journal of Emergency Medicine (WJEM), 2011: <ref>https://westjem.com/articles/excited-delirium.html</ref> "Excited delirium (EXD) is characterized by agitation, aggression, acute distress and sudden death, often in the pre-hospital care setting. It is typically associated with the use of drugs. Subjects typically die from cardiopulmonary arrest... all accounts describe almost the exact same sequence of events: delirium with agitation (fear, panic, shouting, violence and hyperactivity), sudden cessation of struggle, respiratory arrest and death."
According to an article in the Western Journal of Emergency Medicine (WJEM), 2011: <ref>https://westjem.com/articles/excited-delirium.html</ref> "Excited delirium (EXD) is characterized by agitation, aggression, acute distress and sudden death, often in the pre-hospital care setting. It is typically associated with the use of drugs. Subjects typically die from cardiopulmonary arrest... all accounts describe almost the exact same sequence of events: delirium with agitation (fear, panic, shouting, violence and hyperactivity), sudden cessation of struggle, respiratory arrest and death."
[[File:Floyd sheehad.jpeg|right|250px|thumb|George Floyd depicted in [[Iran]] as a Muslim [[Shi'a]] martyr.<ref>https://www.jihadwatch.org/2020/06/islamic-republic-of-iran-depicts-george-floyd-as-shiite-muslim-saint</ref>]]
More video footage would help to judge whether Floyd's condition followed this sequence. One interpretation <ref>http://www.progressivepress.com/blog-entry/death-rides-fast-horse-black-life-shattered-dope</ref> is that the fear and panic phase started when he refused to get into the squad car, followed by shouting and hyperactivity for several minutes when he was restrained on the ground, then by "sudden cessation of struggle, respiratory arrest and death." There is a gap in the video footage available so far between the time he was standing on the sidewalk and lying in the street. One video shows him shouting on the ground <ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-video-appears-show-george-floyd-ground-three-officers-n1217476/</ref>. In a later video, he becomes exhausted and had stopped breathing as the ambulance arrived. <ref>https://www.facebook.com/darnellareallprettymarie/videos/1425398217661280/</ref>
More video footage would help to judge whether Floyd's condition followed this sequence. One interpretation <ref>http://www.progressivepress.com/blog-entry/death-rides-fast-horse-black-life-shattered-dope</ref> is that the fear and panic phase started when he refused to get into the squad car, followed by shouting and hyperactivity for several minutes when he was restrained on the ground, then by "sudden cessation of struggle, respiratory arrest and death." There is a gap in the video footage available so far between the time he was standing on the sidewalk and lying in the street. One video shows him shouting on the ground <ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-video-appears-show-george-floyd-ground-three-officers-n1217476/</ref>. In a later video, he becomes exhausted and had stopped breathing as the ambulance arrived. <ref>https://www.facebook.com/darnellareallprettymarie/videos/1425398217661280/</ref>
'''Police Intervention and Intentions'''
'''Police Intervention and Intentions'''
The EXD diagnosis is controversial and in some quarters is viewed as an alibi for police brutality.
The EXD diagnosis is controversial and in some quarters is viewed as an alibi for police brutality.
The WJEM authors note, "Since the victims frequently die while being restrained or in the custody of law enforcement, there has been speculation over the years of police brutality being the underlying cause. However, it is important to note that the vast majority of deaths occur suddenly prior to capture, in the emergency department (ED), or unwitnessed at home."
The WJEM authors note, "Since the victims frequently die while being restrained or in the custody of law enforcement, there has been speculation over the years of police brutality being the underlying cause. However, it is important to note that the vast majority of deaths occur suddenly prior to capture, in the emergency department (ED), or unwitnessed at home."
This latter position is what Chauvin was applying. It has been proposed that restraint helps to forestall injury and death by conserving the subject's energy. There are also views that restraint increases the likelihood of a fatal outcome.
This latter position is what Chauvin was applying. It has been proposed that restraint helps to forestall injury and death by conserving the subject's energy. There are also views that restraint increases the likelihood of a fatal outcome.
In this video <ref>https://www.facebook.com/darnellareallprettymarie/videos/1425398217661280/</ref> Chauvin continued to apply the neck restraint although bystanders repeatedly objected, and even after Floyd stopped moving. As Floyd became exhausted, it could have been reasonable to relax the restraint to see if it was really necessary. Chauvin doesn't seem to respond to the bystanders to give a medical reason for the restraint. However, his actions are consistent with a belief that police should restrain the subject until medevacs arrive. Videos show the police focused on restraint, never beating or striking Floyd.
In this video <ref>https://www.facebook.com/darnellareallprettymarie/videos/1425398217661280/</ref> Chauvin continued to apply the neck restraint although bystanders repeatedly objected, and even after Floyd stopped moving. As Floyd became exhausted, it could have been reasonable to relax the restraint to see if it was really necessary. Chauvin doesn't seem to respond to the bystanders to give a medical reason for the restraint. However, his actions are consistent with a belief that police should restrain the subject until medevacs arrive. Videos show the police focused on restraint, never beating or striking Floyd.
[[File:Floyd_Palestine.jpeg|left|300px|thumb|George Floyd depicted in Israel as a hero of the [[Palestinian]] cause.]]
The charge sheet against Chauvin included this exchange between the two white officers on the squad: <ref>https://www.startribune.com/protests-build-anew-after-fired-officer-charged-jailed/570869672</ref>
The charge sheet against Chauvin included this exchange between the two white officers on the squad: <ref>https://www.startribune.com/protests-build-anew-after-fired-officer-charged-jailed/570869672</ref>
"I am worried about excited delirium or whatever," Lane said.
"I am worried about excited delirium or whatever," Lane said.