Patient restraint in emergency medical services systems

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 340-345

  Kupas, Douglas F ^a   Wydro, Gerald C ^b  

^a GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; AGGRESSION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; IMMOBILIZATION; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT RESTRAINT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; VIOLENCE;

ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICES, PSYCHIATRIC; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035989889     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120290938436     Document Type: Article

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