Alberta RCMP to get "excited delirium" training

May 30, 2008
By THE CANADIAN PRESS

EDMONTON -- All RCMP officers in Alberta must now receive training on a controversial disorder linked to people who have died after being zapped by electronic stun guns such as Tasers. The training program might be rolled out across the country, according to RCMP officials.

"Excited delirium" is a non-medical term used to describe a condition in which a person becomes extremely agitated and dangerously hostile, exhibiting exceptional strength without getting tired.

While Mounties issued with Tasers are taught about excited delirium, all 2,200 RCMP officers in Alberta have been ordered to familiarize themselves with the condition whether they carry the stun gun or not.