NOT a typical sign of excited delirium?

• A. Knowledge of the suspect history
• B. Elevated pulse
• C. Disorientation
• D. Delirious or delusional

Answer: (A)

In excited delirium, what you’re watching for are acute, observable signs of extreme agitation and autonomic arousal happening in the moment. A suspect’s known history isn’t a sign you’d gauge during the episode; it’s background information that can inform risk but does not reflect the current state you’re assessing. The elevated pulse is a common outward sign of sympathetic activation, disorientation reflects cognitive disruption, and delirious or delusional thinking is a typical mental-state change seen in delirium. Because of that, knowing the suspect’s history isn’t a physiological or behavioral sign you’d observe right now, making it the option that doesn’t fit as a typical sign of the condition.