Strategies for optimal management of pediatric acute agitation in emergency settings

Strategies for optimal management of pediatric acute agitation in emergency settings

Abstract Acute agitation in youth is a challenging presentation to the emergency department. In many cases, however, youth can be behaviorally de‐escalated using a combination of environmental modification and verbal de‐escalation. In cases where additional strategies such as pharmacologic de‐escala...

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Main Authors: Mohsen Saidinejad, Ashley A. Foster, Genevieve Santillanes, Joyce Li, Dina Wallin, Isabel A. Barata, Madeline Joseph, Emily Rose, Tabitha Cheng, Muhammad Waseem, Kathleen Berg, Gwendolyn Hooley, Timothy Ruttan, Sam Shahid, Samuel H. F. Lam, Siraj Amanullah, Sophia Lin, Melanie S. Heniff, Kathleen Brown, Marianne Gausche‐Hill, ACEP Pediatric Emergency Medicine Committee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-08-01
Series:Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
Subjects:
agitation
environmental modification
least restrictive means
neurodivergent
restraint use
verbal de‐escalation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.13255
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