Management of Agitation During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Wong AH, Roppolo LP, Chang BP, Yonkers KA, Wilson MP, Powsner S, Rozel JS. Management of Agitation During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 21: 795-800. PMID: 32726244, PMCID: PMC7390577, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2020.5.47789.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmerican Association for Emergency PsychiatryTreatment of agitationSymptoms of agitationManagement of agitationCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicSevere behavioral symptomsCoronavirus SARS-CoV-2Delivery of careSARS-CoV-2Disease 2019 pandemicBroader psychosocial impactRespiratory depressionBehavioral symptomsEmergency departmentEmergency settingHealthcare workersBehavioral emergenciesEmergency psychiatryPsychiatric servicesFear of exposurePsychosocial impactEarly detectionHeightened riskCoercive strategiesStaff members