Martín Ayuso, DavidPajuelo Castro, Juan JoséSantiago Sáez, Andrés SebastiánHerreros Ruiz-Valdepeñas, BenjamínPinto Pastor, María Del Pilar2023-06-222023-06-222022-06-28Martín Ayuso, D., Pajuelo Castro, J. J., Santiago Sáez, A. S. et al. «Death in Custody in Spain: Excited Delirium Syndrome. Importance of a Multidisciplinary Approach». Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, vol. 90, agosto de 2022, p. 102393. DOI.org (Crossref), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2022.102393.1752-928X10.1016/j.jflm.2022.102393https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/71996CRUE-CSIC (Acuerdos Transformativos 2022)This article aims to analyse the excited delirium syndrome, especially, when Law Enforcement Officers have to make use of force and deaths in custody occur. Through a bibliographic review, inferences have been obtained to identify, in first place, what a death in custody is and the differences between positional asphyxia and excited delirium syndrome. Subsequently, we have summarized the major findings that the medical examiner should look for in order to diagnose the excited delirium syndrome from the scene examination, the autopsy and the complementary analysis. Finally, we propose some directives that may help to avoid the death of these subjects and to study them in case they occur.engAtribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 Españahttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/journal articlehttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2022.102393open accessExcited delirium syndromePositional asphyxiaDeath in custodyMedico-legal autopsyAnestesiología y reanimaciónMedicina legal (Medicina)3213.03 Anestesiología