Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Patient Restraint in Emergency Departments by Police Transport Status
Chang-Sing E, Smith C, Gagliardi J, Cramer L, Robinson L, Shah D, Brinker M, Jivalagian P, Hu Y, Turner N, Wong A. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Patient Restraint in Emergency Departments by Police Transport Status. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e240098. PMID: 38381433, PMCID: PMC10882414, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.0098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsED visitsPolice transportCross-sectional studyEmergency departmentPhysical restraintBlack patientsBlack raceWhite patientsCross-sectional study of ED visitsIncreased oddsElectronic health record dataStudy of ED visitsHealth record dataEmergency carePoliceEthnic disparitiesVisit diagnosesMental healthMain OutcomesHigher oddsPatient restraintBehavioral crisesHispanic patientsBlack individualsRecord data