The emergency department can be a particularly challenging environment for the care of
pediatric patients presenting with acute agitation. Agitation is a behavioral emergency …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Pediatric mental health emergency department (ED)
visits are rising in the United States, with more visits involving medication for acute agitation …

Objective Agitation in children in acute care settings poses significant patient and staff safety
concerns. While behavioral approaches are central to reducing agitation and oral …

Background Children in mental health crises are increasingly admitted to children's
hospitals awaiting inpatient psychiatric placement. During hospitalization, patients may …

OBJECTIVES Acute agitation during pediatric mental health emergency department (ED)
visits presents safety risks to patients and staff. We previously convened multidisciplinary …

Background Children hospitalized in medical hospitals are at risk of agitation. Physical
restraint may be used to maintain patient and staff safety during de‐escalation, but physical …

Objective Acute agitation episodes in the emergency department (ED) can be distressing for
patients, families, and staff and may lead to injuries. We aim to understand availability of ED …

Objectives Focused research on pediatric agitation is lacking despite being a common
mental and behavioral health (MBH) emergency. Prevalence of pediatric agitation remains …

Objective Approximately 10% of emergency medical services (EMS) encounters in the
United States are behavioral health related, but pediatric behavioral health EMS encounters …

OBJECTIVES Children with behavioral health conditions often experience agitation when
admitted to children's hospitals. Physical restraint should be used only as a last resort for …