Citation

Blanchard JC, Curtis KM. Emerg. Med. Clin. North Am. 1999; 17(3): 717-31, viii.

Affiliation

Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, University of California at Los Angeles, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10516849

Abstract

Violence in the emergency department is a frequently encountered problem that is often not promptly or adequately addressed. This article outlines the epidemiology of violence in the emergency department, including patients at greatest risk for aggressive behavior. The necessary steps to identify and approach these patients and recommended methods for sedation and restraint are discussed.

Language: en