Eric Jaeger, JD, NRP
@ericjaeger.bsky.social
Medical educator, attorney, paramedic
Focused on physical restraint, chemical sedation, resuscitation, airway management & pts with special healthcare needs.
TheHardWork.org
Focused on physical restraint, chemical sedation, resuscitation, airway management & pts with special healthcare needs.
TheHardWork.org
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Handcuffs and Unexpected Deaths — “I Can’t Breathe” as a Medical Emergency | NEJM
Cases in which someone in apparently good health is physically restrained by police
and has a cardiac arrest represent a failure of the medical profession — not just
of law enforcement.
www.nejm.org
NEJM: “Handcuffs and Unexpected Deaths—‘I Can’t Breathe’ as a Medical Emergency”
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
This article by me & two co-authors brings attention to needed changes in the way physical restraint & chemical sedation are carried out, with the goal of reducing the risk of death.
#1/4
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
This article by me & two co-authors brings attention to needed changes in the way physical restraint & chemical sedation are carried out, with the goal of reducing the risk of death.
#1/4
“It can take a long time to bend some arcs towards justice, but our efforts are anything but futile.”
Especially in moments like this, it is important to find the boundary between being informed and being overwhelmed. Caring for others requires caring for ourselves, too.
Bear witness, and let it spur you to action. But be careful not to drink too much of a poison whose taste you already know.
Bear witness, and let it spur you to action. But be careful not to drink too much of a poison whose taste you already know.
January 25, 2026 at 3:15 PM
“It can take a long time to bend some arcs towards justice, but our efforts are anything but futile.”
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Even as "excited delirium" has lost some credibility, we still see modest cardiac hypertrophy, benign anatomical variations, unprovable fatal heart rhythms, the presences of sub-overdose levels of drugs, and even sickle cell trait used to explain deaths in custody.
January 14, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Even as "excited delirium" has lost some credibility, we still see modest cardiac hypertrophy, benign anatomical variations, unprovable fatal heart rhythms, the presences of sub-overdose levels of drugs, and even sickle cell trait used to explain deaths in custody.
Reposted by Eric Jaeger, JD, NRP
Emergency medicine has promoted this idea that "excited delirium" or "hyperactive delirium" can kill a person all by itself.
There is little evidence that this is true, but the idea has stuck in medical culture.
Death from prone restraint (as may have been the case here) is a far bigger risk.
There is little evidence that this is true, but the idea has stuck in medical culture.
Death from prone restraint (as may have been the case here) is a far bigger risk.
January 14, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Emergency medicine has promoted this idea that "excited delirium" or "hyperactive delirium" can kill a person all by itself.
There is little evidence that this is true, but the idea has stuck in medical culture.
Death from prone restraint (as may have been the case here) is a far bigger risk.
There is little evidence that this is true, but the idea has stuck in medical culture.
Death from prone restraint (as may have been the case here) is a far bigger risk.
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Frey: "You know what I don't want [ICE] focusing on? Hunting down a dad that just dropped his kids off at daycare, is about to go work a 12 hour shift who happens to be from Ecuador. That guy makes our city a better place."
January 14, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Frey: "You know what I don't want [ICE] focusing on? Hunting down a dad that just dropped his kids off at daycare, is about to go work a 12 hour shift who happens to be from Ecuador. That guy makes our city a better place."
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AOC: “I understand that VP Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, & I do not — That is a fundamental difference between VP Vance & I — I do not believe the American people should be assassinated in the street”
January 9, 2026 at 6:30 PM
AOC: “I understand that VP Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, & I do not — That is a fundamental difference between VP Vance & I — I do not believe the American people should be assassinated in the street”
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Fascism is here.
Whether or not we stand up to and eradicate it is the only question left.
NO ONE is coming to save us...not Congress, not the courts, not law enforcement, not the military.
IF, and it's a substantial IF, we get out of this, it will be because of us.
Whether or not we stand up to and eradicate it is the only question left.
NO ONE is coming to save us...not Congress, not the courts, not law enforcement, not the military.
IF, and it's a substantial IF, we get out of this, it will be because of us.
January 9, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Fascism is here.
Whether or not we stand up to and eradicate it is the only question left.
NO ONE is coming to save us...not Congress, not the courts, not law enforcement, not the military.
IF, and it's a substantial IF, we get out of this, it will be because of us.
Whether or not we stand up to and eradicate it is the only question left.
NO ONE is coming to save us...not Congress, not the courts, not law enforcement, not the military.
IF, and it's a substantial IF, we get out of this, it will be because of us.
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I’ve spoken to countless parents across MA about the effects social media is having on their kids’ mental health – and as a mother, I have the same concerns.
Our lawsuits against Meta and TikTok are about protecting our kids when these big companies don’t have their best interests at heart.
Our lawsuits against Meta and TikTok are about protecting our kids when these big companies don’t have their best interests at heart.
January 10, 2026 at 11:23 PM
I’ve spoken to countless parents across MA about the effects social media is having on their kids’ mental health – and as a mother, I have the same concerns.
Our lawsuits against Meta and TikTok are about protecting our kids when these big companies don’t have their best interests at heart.
Our lawsuits against Meta and TikTok are about protecting our kids when these big companies don’t have their best interests at heart.
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Whooping cough vaccination for pregnant women strengthens babies’ immune system | EurekAlert! www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
Whooping cough vaccination for pregnant women strengthens babies’ immune system
Vaccinating women during pregnancy leads to the transfer of antibodies to their newborns. These antibodies were detected not only in blood, but also in the nasal mucosa, the site where whooping cough ...
www.eurekalert.org
January 8, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Whooping cough vaccination for pregnant women strengthens babies’ immune system | EurekAlert! www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
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The US is going to take control of Greenland, one way or another. They'll try bribery, and Astroturf political movements. They'll use "little green men" and promises of vast wealth. They'll lean on Denmark and Greenland economically, politically, and diplomatically. Then, they will invade.
TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
January 6, 2026 at 2:54 AM
The US is going to take control of Greenland, one way or another. They'll try bribery, and Astroturf political movements. They'll use "little green men" and promises of vast wealth. They'll lean on Denmark and Greenland economically, politically, and diplomatically. Then, they will invade.
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The CDC's announcement that it no longer recommends flu shots for all children comes as nine kids have already died from influenza this season.
www.cdc.gov/fluview/surv...
www.cdc.gov/fluview/surv...
January 6, 2026 at 5:54 PM
The CDC's announcement that it no longer recommends flu shots for all children comes as nine kids have already died from influenza this season.
www.cdc.gov/fluview/surv...
www.cdc.gov/fluview/surv...
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HPV vaccines are creating herd immunity, in which unvaccinated people are also protected from the virus, because there's less virus in circulation.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Herd effect of human papillomavirus vaccination on incidence of high-grade cervical lesions: a population-based cohort study in Sweden
HSIL+ incidence in unvaccinated women declined in the birth cohort eligible for HPV
vaccination through a school-based programme. This finding shows that the herd effect
can be achieved through high-c...
www.thelancet.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:24 PM
HPV vaccines are creating herd immunity, in which unvaccinated people are also protected from the virus, because there's less virus in circulation.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨
Harvard scientists today announced a study where they were able to piece together that you are much too hard on yourself, trying to fulfill many unreasonable expectations.
You are awesome the way you are. You are loved. You have worth. Tell a friend you appreciate them. Be kind.
Harvard scientists today announced a study where they were able to piece together that you are much too hard on yourself, trying to fulfill many unreasonable expectations.
You are awesome the way you are. You are loved. You have worth. Tell a friend you appreciate them. Be kind.
December 24, 2025 at 6:57 PM
🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨
Harvard scientists today announced a study where they were able to piece together that you are much too hard on yourself, trying to fulfill many unreasonable expectations.
You are awesome the way you are. You are loved. You have worth. Tell a friend you appreciate them. Be kind.
Harvard scientists today announced a study where they were able to piece together that you are much too hard on yourself, trying to fulfill many unreasonable expectations.
You are awesome the way you are. You are loved. You have worth. Tell a friend you appreciate them. Be kind.
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This is a wildly unethical study that would be illegal to conduct in the United States. Have you heard of the Tuskegee experiments (crimes against humanity)? This sounds like that.
CDC awards $1.6 million for new hepatitis B vaccine study in Guinea-Bissau. Although the award recipients aren't named, the grant seems tailored to Danish researchers whose work is championed by anti-vaxxers but challenged by mainstream scientists.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
CDC awards $1.6 million for hepatitis B vaccine study, likely to controversial Danish researchers
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 18, 2025 at 7:35 PM
This is a wildly unethical study that would be illegal to conduct in the United States. Have you heard of the Tuskegee experiments (crimes against humanity)? This sounds like that.
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The cheapest way to deliver healthcare is to provide universal healthcare. This has been demonstrated nearly infinite times; Roger Marshall just isn’t smart. The US spends more on healthcare than any other country in the entire world BECAUSE of privatization (and we have the worst health outcomes!)
Roger Marshall: "We want patients to become consumers again. We want patients to see what the actual prices are. We believe that if we would add the price tags to this bill, that it would save the country a trillion dollars a year."
December 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM
The cheapest way to deliver healthcare is to provide universal healthcare. This has been demonstrated nearly infinite times; Roger Marshall just isn’t smart. The US spends more on healthcare than any other country in the entire world BECAUSE of privatization (and we have the worst health outcomes!)
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Missing my grandma who used to stop everything she was doing if she heard someone criticize vaccines because so many of her childhood friends slowly disappeared after they got polio, and ask people if “surviving” polio was really a positive outcome or if they had no idea what they were talking about
This whole so-called “parents rights” movement the right has taken up and the left is supposed to kowtow to for votes is so obviously anti-child it really bothers me to see it presented as anything other than justification for abusive “parenting” and disregard for actual science on child development
December 9, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Missing my grandma who used to stop everything she was doing if she heard someone criticize vaccines because so many of her childhood friends slowly disappeared after they got polio, and ask people if “surviving” polio was really a positive outcome or if they had no idea what they were talking about
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When buying a house is unattainable and jobs are disappearing, it's no surprise young people think they can’t succeed, especially young men.
It's not their fault. It’s Washington’s fault for allowing the middle class to be hollowed out just to make rich people richer.
It's not their fault. It’s Washington’s fault for allowing the middle class to be hollowed out just to make rich people richer.
December 3, 2025 at 4:47 PM
When buying a house is unattainable and jobs are disappearing, it's no surprise young people think they can’t succeed, especially young men.
It's not their fault. It’s Washington’s fault for allowing the middle class to be hollowed out just to make rich people richer.
It's not their fault. It’s Washington’s fault for allowing the middle class to be hollowed out just to make rich people richer.
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Yeesh. Look at the thousands of kids who died before vaccines were available: 1,822 deaths from diptheria; >4,000 from pertussis (whooping cough); 400 from measles; 3,292 from polio; 472 from tetanus; 24 from rubella.
Is this what we're going back to?
Is this what we're going back to?
December 4, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Yeesh. Look at the thousands of kids who died before vaccines were available: 1,822 deaths from diptheria; >4,000 from pertussis (whooping cough); 400 from measles; 3,292 from polio; 472 from tetanus; 24 from rubella.
Is this what we're going back to?
Is this what we're going back to?
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Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
November 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
Voyager 1 is one light day from earth.
16,094,799,105 miles!
16,094,799,105 miles!
On 13 Nov 2026 #NASA's Voyager 1 will be one light day (25.9b km/16b mi) from Earth. No other nation has done this - yet Voyager carries greetings from all humanity. We're not only spacefaring - we're now starfaring. How about a #LightDay - some #interstellar #softpower for NASA?
November 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Voyager 1 is one light day from earth.
16,094,799,105 miles!
16,094,799,105 miles!
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Vaccine preventable diseases literally KILL CHILDREN, there is NO EVIDENCE they cause autism & the fact that we’re even having this conversation in 2025 would be a FUCKING JOKE if it didn’t mean that kids who can’t help the fact that their parents are making BAD DECISIONS are ACTUALLY GOING TO DIE.
November 25, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Vaccine preventable diseases literally KILL CHILDREN, there is NO EVIDENCE they cause autism & the fact that we’re even having this conversation in 2025 would be a FUCKING JOKE if it didn’t mean that kids who can’t help the fact that their parents are making BAD DECISIONS are ACTUALLY GOING TO DIE.
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This is how our government has been corrupted:
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat
We must get big money out of politics.
It is the root of our dysfunction.
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat
We must get big money out of politics.
It is the root of our dysfunction.
November 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
This is how our government has been corrupted:
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat
We must get big money out of politics.
It is the root of our dysfunction.
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat
We must get big money out of politics.
It is the root of our dysfunction.
Reposted by Eric Jaeger, JD, NRP
More than 25,000 cases of whooping cough recorded this year, higher than pre-pandemic levels: CDC
Deaths from whooping cough have been recorded in Louisiana and Washington. abcnews.go.com/Health/25000...
Deaths from whooping cough have been recorded in Louisiana and Washington. abcnews.go.com/Health/25000...
More than 25,000 cases of whooping cough recorded this year, higher than pre-pandemic levels: CDC
More than 25,000 cases of whopping cough have been recorded in the U.S. so far this year, updated federal data shows.
abcnews.go.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
More than 25,000 cases of whooping cough recorded this year, higher than pre-pandemic levels: CDC
Deaths from whooping cough have been recorded in Louisiana and Washington. abcnews.go.com/Health/25000...
Deaths from whooping cough have been recorded in Louisiana and Washington. abcnews.go.com/Health/25000...
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Vaccines DO NOT cause autism - there is extensive research showing this. Resurrecting old, discredited, fraudulent work is shameful.
Vaccine-preventable illnesses are serious - this is going to cause real harms.
This is dangerous & disappointing.
Vaccine-preventable illnesses are serious - this is going to cause real harms.
This is dangerous & disappointing.
November 21, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Vaccines DO NOT cause autism - there is extensive research showing this. Resurrecting old, discredited, fraudulent work is shameful.
Vaccine-preventable illnesses are serious - this is going to cause real harms.
This is dangerous & disappointing.
Vaccine-preventable illnesses are serious - this is going to cause real harms.
This is dangerous & disappointing.
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