Addressing Dual Patient and Staff Safety Through A Team-Based Standardized Patient Simulation for Agitation Management in the Emergency Department

• Published in: Simulation in healthcare : journal of the Society for Medical Simulation Vol. 13; no. 3; p. 154
• Main Authors: Wong, Ambrose H, Auerbach, Marc A, Ruppel, Halley, Crispino, Lauren J, Rosenberg, Alana, Iennaco, Joanne D, Vaca, Federico E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.06.2018

Emergency departments (EDs) have seen harm rise for both patients and health workers from an increasing rate of agitation events. Team effectiveness during care of this population is particularly challenging because fear of physical harm leads to competing interests. Simulation is frequently employe...