Prehospital Restraint Use in Pediatric Patients With Mental and Behavioral Health Emergencies
Nearly 1 in 10 pediatric patients experiencing mental health crises and transported by EMS required restraint interventions in the field. Male patients, younger aged children, and those picked up from school represent a distinct and vulnerable population that could benefit from specialized prehospital care to manage agitation.
Authors
- Wendy J. Pomerantz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5461-8258)
- Sang Hoon Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8785-8311)
- Hamilton P. Schwartz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0839-5192)
- Lynn Babcock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2658-6893)
- Caroline Cummings (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9175-2843)
- Yin Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9742-5421)
- Olga Semenova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5486-8487)
Institutions
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (US)
- LAM Foundation (US)
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (US)
- University of Cincinnati (US)
- University of Cincinnati Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Emergency Care
- Published
- 2024-11-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/pec.0000000000003298
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.69
Funders
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
- University of Pittsburgh
- University of Cincinnati
- Georgia Clinical and Translational Science Alliance
- National Institutes of Health
- Medical Center, University of Pittsburgh
- College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati