Improving the management of acutely agitated patients in the emergency department through implementation of Project BETA (Best Practices in the Evaluation and Treatment of Agitation)
Abstract Agitated patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) can escalate to aggressive and violent behaviors with the potential for injury to themselves, ED staff, and others. Agitation is a nonspecific symptom that may be caused by or result in a life‐threatening condition. Project BETA...
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| Main Authors: | Lynn P. Roppolo, David W. Morris, Fuad Khan, Rohini Downs, Jeffery Metzger, Tiffany Carder, Ambrose H. Wong, Michael P. Wilson |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-10-01
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| Series: | Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.12138 |
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