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Tasers and psychiatry: the use of a Taser on a low secure unit

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2012

John Little  and
Michaela Burt
John Little*
Affiliation:
Bowman Low Secure Unit, Bodmin Hospital, Bodmin, Cornwall, UK
Michaela Burt
Affiliation:
Bowman Low Secure Unit, Bodmin Hospital, Bodmin, Cornwall, UK
*
Correspondence to: Dr John Little, Bowman Unit, Cornwall Partnership Foundation Trust, Bodmin, Cornwall, UK. E-mail: john.little@ccdhb.org.nz
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Abstract

The exceptional use of a Taser by the police on a low secure unit, and the extent to which the clinical team had gone to in managing the man, is described. A companion article discusses clinical and ethical aspects to taser use in psychiatry.

Keywords

Taserlow secure unitsevere mania
Type
Case Report
Information
Journal of Psychiatric Intensive Care , Volume 9 , Issue 1 , April 2013 , pp. 56 - 58
Copyright
Copyright © NAPICU 2012

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References

Little, J.Burt, M. (in press) Bowman Unit: Different only by degrees. Bodmin: MPG Books.Google Scholar
Little, J., Hogbin, I.Burt, M. (2012) Tasers and psychiatry: some thoughts and observations. Journal of Pyschiatric Intensive Care. Published online May 2012. doi:10.1017/S1742646412000118Google Scholar