Multisite study of Aggressive Behavior Risk Assessment Tool in emergency departments.
Son Chae KimJennifer KaiserJulie BulsonTracy HosfordAshleigh NurskiCarol SadatNicole KalinowskiPublished in: Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open (2022)
The ABRAT for EDs appears to be a simple yet comprehensive checklist with a high sensitivity and specificity for identifying potentially violent patients in EDs. The availability of such a screening checklist in the EHR may allow rapid identification of high-risk patients and implementation of focused mitigation measures to protect emergency staff and patients.