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Quick Clip: Grayson’s inside perspective on “hogtied” patient who died

Inside EMS co-host Kelly Grayson provides information from EMS colleagues who were witnesses at the scene, who say the incident appeared to be a case of excited delirium

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In this week’s Inside EMS quick clip, co-host Kelly Grayson brings an inside perspective from colleagues who witnessed the scene of a man who died after being “hogtied” to a stretcher.

The district attorney’s office ruled that Troy Goode, 30, died of a heart-related problem. Goode was behaving erratically after four to five hits of LSD, fled from police and fought with EMS and hospital personnel before his death.

“It paints a pretty clear case of excited delirium,” Grayson said. He said Goode was face down for more than a couple of minutes, then rolled onto his side. “I think it’s unfair to blame the EMS crew for this guy’s death, or to even blame hogtie restraint.”

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