Disparities in Pharmacologic Restraint Use in Pediatric Emergency Departments

• 2023

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• Ashley Foster; John Porter; Michael Monuteaux; Jennifer Hoffmann; Joyce Li; Lois Lee
PMID: 36530158DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2022-056667

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This article and video abstract examine the use of pharmacologic restraints in pediatric emergency departments. In this study, the cohort of patients were 3- 21 years old. It describes how there are differences in how these medications are given to children with mental and behavioral health issues during emergency visits. The study uses data from across the country to identify these disparities.

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Focus Areas: Everyday Emergency; Mental Health

Audiences: Behavioral Health Professionals; Nurses; Physicians

Emergency Management Stages: Response; Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Keywords: Mental Disorders; Behavioral Medicine; Child; Emergency Medicine; Pediatrics; Restraint, Physical; Databases, Factual; Adolescent; Young Adult; Emergency Service, Hospital; Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Institutions: University of California San Francisco; Boston Children's Hospital; Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago; Harvard Medical School

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