BACK   NAME: JADEED ZOUHAIR AGE: 22 SEX: MALE DATE OF DEATH: 3/15/1992 STATE: CA INSTITUTION: NAPA STATE HOSPITAL TYPE: H METHOD: M CAUSE OF DEATH: NAPA COUNTY SHERIFF'S CORONER LISTED CAUSE OF DEATH AS "UNDETERMINED." NOTES ON DEATH: STRAPPED FACE-DOWN ON A MATTRESS AFTER 8 HOURS OF RESTRAINT. NAME: MARC KIEFER AGE: 38 SEX: MALE DATE OF DEATH: 2/3/1993 STATE: CA INSTITUTION: EAST BAY HOSPITAL TYPE: H METHOD: M CAUSE OF DEATH: PSYCHIATRIC DRUG OVERDOSE ACCORDING TO LAWSUIT. NOTES ON DEATH: RESTRAINED TO BED WITH STRAPS, BELTS AND CUFFS FOR 18 HOURS. NAME: T. LAURAJEAN AGE: 47 SEX: FEMALE DATE OF DEATH: 7/13/1994 STATE: CA INSTITUTION: JOHN GEORGE PSYCHIATRIC PAVILION TYPE: H METHOD: M CAUSE OF DEATH: ASPHYXIATION FROM POSITIONING IN RESTRAINTS. NOTES ON DEATH: FACE DOWN ON BED, PLACED IN FIVE POINT RESTRAINTS. NAME: BERRY WEBB AGE: 36 SEX: MALE DATE OF DEATH: 11/19/1994 STATE: CA INSTITUTION: VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER TYPE: H METHOD: M CAUSE OF DEATH: CARDIAC ARREST. NOTES ON DEATH: PLACED IN RESTRAINTS FOR MORE THAN 7 HOURS. NAME: WITHHELD AGE: 33 SEX: MALE DATE OF DEATH: 4/1/1995 STATE: CA INSTITUTION: NAPA STATE HOSPITAL TYPE: H METHOD: M CAUSE OF DEATH: CEREBRAL AND CEREBELLAR HYPOXIA. NOTES ON DEATH: DIED AFTER BEING RESTRAINED OVERNIGHT IN A CHAIR WITH WAISTBELT. NAME: ROBERT JACKSON AGE: 42 SEX: MALE DATE OF DEATH: 4/5/1996 STATE: CA INSTITUTION: EAST BAY HOSPITAL TYPE: H METHOD: M CAUSE OF DEATH: OVERDOSE OF CLOMIPRAMINE. NOTES ON DEATH: STRAPPED TO BED AND GIVEN ANTI-PSYCHOTIC DRUG COCKTAIL. NAME: RICHARD J. DIAZ AGE: 40 SEX: MALE DATE OF DEATH: 4/30/1996 STATE: CA INSTITUTION: FAIRVIEW DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER TYPE: R METHOD: P CAUSE OF DEATH: UNDETERMINED. NOTES ON DEATH: RESTRAINED FACE DOWN ON BED. NAME: JIMMY KANDA AGE: 6 SEX: MALE DATE OF DEATH: 9/20/1997 STATE: CA INSTITUTION: CROW'S NEST FAMILY CARE HOME TYPE: R METHOD: M CAUSE OF DEATH: ASPHYXIATION. NOTES ON DEATH: STRANGLED IN RESTRAINT; 911 OPERATOR HAD TO TALK STAFF THROUGH CPR. NAME: UNIDENTIFIED AGE: 20 SEX: M DATE OF DEATH: N/A STATE: CA INSTITUTION: N/A TYPE: H METHOD: M CAUSE OF DEATH: FOUND DEAD LATER. NOTES ON DEATH: N/A NAME: UNIDENTIFIED AGE: 17 SEX: M DATE OF DEATH: N/A STATE: CA INSTITUTION: N/A TYPE:N/A METHOD: M CAUSE OF DEATH: N/A NOTES ON DEATH: N/A NAME: UNIDENTIFIED AGE: N/A SEX: M DATE OF DEATH: N/A STATE: CA INSTITUTION: CPC FREMONT HOSPITAL TYPE: H METHOD: N/A CAUSE OF DEATH: DIED WHILE FACE DOWN IN RESTRAINTS. NOTES ON DEATH: N/A NAME: CASEY COLLIER AGE: 17 SEX: M DATE OF DEATH: 12/21/93 STATE: CO INSTITUTION:CLEO WALLACE CENTER TYPE: R METHOD: P CAUSE OF DEATH: 6 FOOT 5 INCH BOY RESTRAINED. NOTES ON DEATH: ASPHYXIATION NAME: MARCIA SMALL AGE: 78 SEX: FEMALE DATE OF DEATH: 5/08/1998 STATE: CO INSTITUTION: NORTH SUBURBAN MEDICAL CENTER TYPE: H METHOD: M CAUSE OF DEATH: HUNG PARTIALLY OUT OF BED WITH VEST RESTRAINT AROUND HER NECK. NOTES ON DEATH: STRANGULATION BY LIGATURE NAME: RICHARD JACOB AGE: 40 SEX: MALE DATE OF DEATH: 3/25/1990 STATE: CT INSTITUTION: TIMOTHY TERRACE CLA TYPE: R METHOD: P CAUSE OF DEATH: FACE DOWN, ARMS IN FRONT OF CHEST; AIDE ON TOP. NOTES ON DEATH: CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA NAME AGE SEX DATE OF DEATH STATE INSTITUTION TYPE METHOD CAUSE OF DEATH NOTES ON DEATH NAME AGE SEX DATE OF DEATH STATE INSTITUTION TYPE METHOD CAUSE OF DEATH NOTES ON DEATH NAME AGE SEX DATE OF DEATH STATE INSTITUTION TYPE METHOD CAUSE OF DEATH NOTES ON DEATH NAME AGE SEX DATE OF DEATH STATE INSTITUTION TYPE METHOD CAUSE OF DEATH NOTES ON DEATH NAME AGE SEX DATE OF DEATH STATE INSTITUTION TYPE METHOD CAUSE OF DEATH NOTES ON DEATH NAME AGE SEX DATE OF DEATH STATE INSTITUTION TYPE METHOD CAUSE OF DEATH NOTES ON DEATH NAME AGE SEX DATE OF DEATH STATE INSTITUTION TYPE METHOD CAUSE OF DEATH NOTES ON DEATH NAME AGE SEX DATE OF DEATH STATE INSTITUTION TYPE METHOD CAUSE OF DEATH NOTES ON DEATH NAME AGE SEX DATE OF DEATH STATE INSTITUTION TYPE METHOD CAUSE OF DEATH NOTES ON DEATH NAME AGE SEX DATE OF DEATH STATE INSTITUTION TYPE METHOD CAUSE OF DEATH NOTES ON DEATH NEXT

A TEAM OF HARTFORD COURANT REPORTERS AND RESEARCHERS HAS COMPILED THE FOLLOWING NATIONAL DATABASE, WHICH IS BELIEVED TO BE THE FIRST OF ITS KIND. REPRESENTING FIVE MONTHS OF RESEARCH, THE DATABASE IS INTENDED TO SHED LIGHT ON DEATHS THAT OCCURRED DURING OR SHORTLY AFTER PSYCHIATRIC OR DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED PATIENTS WERE RESTRAINED OR SECLUDED. THE DATABASE DOCUMENTS 142 DEATHS FROM 1988 TO THE PRESENT, AS IDENTIFIED BY PUBLIC AGENCIES, ADVOCACY OFFICES AND NEWS ACCOUNTS. THE REPORTING TEAM FOCUSED ON DEATHS IN PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC WARDS OF GENERAL HOSPITALS, GROUP HOMES AND RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES FOR TROUBLED YOUTHS, AND MENTAL RETARDATION CENTERS AND GROUP HOMES. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT A DEATH FOLLOWING RESTRAINT OR SECLUSION DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN THE INSTITUTION PROVIDED DEFICIENT CARE. IN NEW YORK STATE CASES, WHERE THAT INFORMATION WAS EXPLICITLY PROVIDED, WE HAVE NOTED IT. THIS DATABASE PROVIDES AS MUCH INFORMATION AS COULD BE GATHERED FROM PUBLIC RECORDS, INTERVIEWS AND NEWS ACCOUNTS. IN SOME INSTANCES, PUBLIC AGENCIES HAVE WITHHELD THE NAMES OF PATIENTS OR OTHER DETAILS. NEW YORK FOR EXAMPLE, KEEPS RECORDS OF ALL DEATHS IN WHICH RESTRAINT MAY HAVE PLAYED A ROLE, BUT IDENTIFIES PATIENTS BY CASE NUMBER ONLY. DATA KEY: N/A DATA NOT AVAILABLE P PHYSICAL RESTRAINT HOLD M MECHENICAL S SECLUSION H HOSPITAL R RESIDENTIAL OR GROUP HOME NAME: EDITH CAMPOS AGE: 15 SEX: FEMALE DATE OF DEATH: 2/2/1998 STATE: AZ INSTITUTION: DESERT HILLS CENTER TYPE: R METHOD: P CAUSE OF DEATH: ASPHYXIATION NOTES ON DEATH: RESTRAINED AFTER REFUSING TO GIVE STAFF A FAMILY PHOTO. NAME: CHARLES WARD AGE: 45 SEX: MALE DATE OF DEATH: 2/14/1992 STATE: CA INSTITUTION: BROTMAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TYPE: H METHOD: M CAUSE OF DEATH: NO AUTOPSY; A DOCTOR SIGNED THE DEATH CERTIFICATE STATING WARD DIED OF HEART FAILURE. NOTES ON DEATH: MEDICATED AND RESTRAINED FOR 11 HOURS.