Treatment of Pediatric Behavioral Health Patients with Intravenous and Intramuscular Chemical Restraints: Results from a Nationwide Sample of Emergency Departments.

Andrew S TangMeng-Shiou ShiehPenelope S PekowKimball A PrentissPeter K LindenauerLauren M Westafer

Published in: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2023)

We found that age and certain behavioral health diagnoses were associated with receipt of IV/IM chemical restraint during pediatric behavioral health ED visits. Additionally, whether a patient was treated with chemical restraints was strongly influenced by the hospital to which they presented for treatment.

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