Racial and Ethnic Disparities in EMS Use of Restraints and Sedation for Patients With Behavioral Health Emergencies
This nationwide retrospective cohort study of EMS encounters for patients with BHEs found differences in the use of prehospital restraint and/or sedation by patient race and ethnicity and an agency-level association with variation in restraint and/or sedation use. These data may inform improvements to protocols and training aimed at equitable care for BHEs.
Authors
- Anjali Misra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9075-1822)
- Remle P. Crowe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9733-9294)
- Scott A. Goldberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1501-6956)
- Diana M. Bongiorno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4838-5328)
- Rebecca E. Cash (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0355-1014)
- Margaret E. Samuels‐Kalow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0576-8903)
- Gregory Andrew Peters (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0026-9985)
Institutions
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-03-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.1281
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.23