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 …

Medical simulations have led to extensive developments in emergency medicine. Apart from
the growing number of applications and research efforts in patient safety, few studies have …

Background The complex health care needs of today's society require health care
professionals to work as a collaborative team. Safe, quality health care depends on the …

Background The use of simulation-based team training has increased over the past
decades. Simulation-based team training within emergency medicine and critical care …

Study objective Agitation, defined as excessive psychomotor activity leading to violent and
aggressive behavior, is becoming more prevalent in the emergency department (ED) amidst …

Objective: The objective of this review was to determine the effect of educational programs
that have been implemented in acute health care settings to manage or prevent aggressive …

Objectives To provide an overview of the available evidence regarding the safety of in situ
simulation (ISS) in the emergency department (ED). Design Scoping review. Methods …

Background Agitated patients frequently present to emergency departments, but limited
evidence exists regarding clinical decisions to use chemical sedatives and physical …

Background Agitated or aggressive patients pose a high risk of emotional and physical harm
to hospital staff. Healthcare associates have the highest rate of workplace violence among …

Introduction The burden of mental health-related visits to emergency departments (EDs) is
growing, and agitation episodes are prevalent with such visits. Best practice guidance from …