Journal article
Acute Severe Behavioral Disturbance Requiring Parenteral Sedation in Pediatric Mental Health Presentations to Emergency Medical Services: A Retrospective Chart Review
EM Bourke, N Douglas, CL Wilson, D Anderson, Z Nehme, FE Babl
Annals of Emergency Medicine | Published : 2023
Abstract
Study Objectives: To describe the epidemiological factors of mental health presentations in young people to emergency medical services (EMS) and define those experiencing acute severe behavioral disturbance by reviewing parenteral sedation use. Methods: We performed a retrospective review of records of EMS attendance for young people (aged <18 years) with mental health presentations between July 2018 and June 2019 to a statewide EMS system in Australia of a population of 6.5 million persons. In addition, epidemiological data and information about parenteral sedation for acute severe behavioral disturbance and any adverse events were extracted from the records and analyzed. Results: A total o..
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By Annals' policy, all authors are required to disclose any and all commercial, financial, and other relationships in any way related to the subject of this article as per ICMJE conflict of interest guidelines (see www.icmje.org) . The authors have stated that no such relationships exist. This study was funded in part by a grant from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC ID:1171228) , Canberra, Australia, and supported by the Victorian Government's Infrastructure Support Program. EMB is supported by a NHMRC postgraduate scholarship. ZN is supported by a National Heart Foundation fellowship. FEB is supported by a NHMRC Investigator Grant (ID:2017605) and the Royal Children's Hospital Foundation, Parkville, Australia.