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Design and Implementation of an Agitation Code Response Team in the Emergency Department
Wong AH, Ray JM, Cramer LD, Brashear TK, Eixenberger C, McVaney C, Haggan J, Sevilla M, Costa DS, Parwani V, Ulrich A, Dziura JD, Bernstein SL, Venkatesh AK. Design and Implementation of an Agitation Code Response Team in the Emergency Department. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 79: 453-464. PMID: 34863528, PMCID: PMC9038629, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.10.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResponse team interventionPhysical restraint useInterrupted time series analysisRestraint useEmergency departmentTeam interventionRates of physical restraint useTeam-based interventionAdministrative supportQuality improvement studyResponse teamBehavioral health systemManagement of agitated patientsInterprofessional collaborationRestraint ordersExcessive psychomotor activityRestraint ratesHealth systemED visitsImprovement studyPhysical restraintCompare trendsPrimary outcomeTime series analysisAgitated patients
2025
Association between patient primary language, physical restraints, and intramuscular sedation in the emergency department
Kumar A, Ryus C, Tartak J, Nath B, Faustino I, Shah D, Robinson L, Desai R, Heckmann R, Taylor R, Wong A. Association between patient primary language, physical restraints, and intramuscular sedation in the emergency department. Academic Emergency Medicine 2025 PMID: 39948714, DOI: 10.1111/acem.70004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient's primary languagePortuguese-speaking patientsPhysical restraintEmergency departmentPrimary languageED visitsQuality of clinical interactionsRegional health care networkHealth care networkVerbal de-escalationElectronic medical recordsLogistic regression modelsAdult patients ageLanguage speakersEnglish speakersCare networkSpanish speakersPortuguese speakersCultural interpretationRetrospective cohort analysisAgitation symptomsOdds ratioClinical interactionsEvaluate associationsPrimary outcome
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