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July 28, 2010
Stun guns as a means of controlling violent patients
Filed under : Psychiatry
Police officers in many jurisdictions use stun guns to incapacitate suspects, but the weapons have started to show up in hospital settings as well, a migration that has raised some concerns. On July 8, a security guard used a stun gun on the 25-year-old nephew of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas after he allegedly became [...]
Tags : psychiatry
July 28, 2010
Undergoing brain surgery – completely awake
Filed under : Brain
Noel Green lifts his arms to give two thumbs up. “I feel all right. I feel all right,” he says. Noel is undergoing brain surgery – completely awake. The 62-year-old’s skull has been sliced open, his scalp pulled back 10cm to expose his brain. Two electrodes have been inserted deep inside his brain to stop [...]
Tags : Brain