Association between patient race and emergency department physical restraint use in a statewide hospital system

• Published in: The American journal of emergency medicine Vol. 87; pp. 57 - 62
• Main Authors: Gatz, J. David, Stryckman, Benoit, Magder, Laurence S., Deshmukh, Sanyukta, Sutherland, Mark, Gingold, Daniel B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.01.2025; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Acuity; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aggressive behavior; Agitated patient; Black or African American - statistics & numerical data; Comorbidity; Decision making; Drug use; Emergency; Emergency medical care; Emergency psychiatry; Emergency Service, Hospital - statistics & numerical data; Female; Homeless people; Homelessness; Hospital systems; Humans; Law enforcement; Male; Middle Aged; Patients; Physical restraint; Physical restraints; Population studies; Racial health disparities; Regression analysis; Restraint, Physical - statistics & numerical data; Retrospective Studies; Risk factors; Statistical analysis; Suburban areas; Violence; White; Young Adult; Racial health disparities; Physical restraint; Agitated patient; Emergency psychiatry

To measure the association between patient race and physical restraint use in the ED. Adult patients presenting to eight rural, suburban, and urban EDs in a mid-Atlantic statewide hospital system ED between January 1, 2019 and June 30, 2022 were included. Those arriving already restrained, transport...