Use of sedative during physical restraint of a prisoner is potentially fatal

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Medical experts have warned against the use of the common tranquilliser midazolam on suspects in custody after the deaths of two Indigenous men in separate incidents.

Experts say the use of midazolam during the physical restraint of a prisoner is potentially fatal.

 

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