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Electroplexy (E.C.T.) Techniques in Current use

A Report of a Questionnaire Recently Circulated to Hospitals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 February 2018

J. C. Barker
J. C. Barker*
Affiliation:
Banstead Hospital, Sutton, Surrey
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At a recent court case (40), the plaintiff, who sustained bilateral acetabular fractures following unmodified electroplexy, maintained that the defendants were guilty of negligence by failing to use relaxant drugs to prevent the risks of injury.

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Journal of Mental Science , Volume 104 , Issue 437 , October 1958 , pp. 1069 - 1078
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1958 

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