Physical Restraint Use in Adult Patients Presenting to a General Emergency Department
Wong AH, Taylor RA, Ray JM, Bernstein SL. Physical Restraint Use in Adult Patients Presenting to a General Emergency Department. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2018, 73: 183-192. PMID: 30119940, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2018.06.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical restraint useEmergency departmentRestraint ordersRestraint usePhysical restraintDrug useRegional health systemManagement of behavioral disordersAdult emergency departmentPrevent self-harmCross-sectional studyPrevalence of agitationCross-sectional study of adult patientsAssociation of alcoholAdult patientsGeneral EDHealth systemED visitsManaging agitationMedical complaintsStudy of adult patientsVulnerable populationsSelf-harmUnique patientsTotal ED visits