Characteristics of Pediatric Behavioral Health Emergencies in the Prehospital Setting

CONCLUSIONS: Among pediatric prehospital behavioral health EMS encounters, the use of sedative medications and physical restraint varies by demographic, clinical, and EMS-system characteristics. Regional variation suggests opportunities may be available to standardize documentation and care practices during pediatric behavioral health EMS encounters.PMID:37947152 | DOI:10.1111/acem.14833

Source: Accident and Emergency Nursing - November 10, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Julia H Wnorowska Vishal Naik Sriram Ramgopal Kenshata Watkins Jennifer A Hoffmann Source Type: research