33% of children and adolescents with acute behavioural disturbance had prior recreational drug use
Recreational drug use is common among children with acute behavioral disturbance in Australian emergency departments
This secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial in 348 children and adolescents aged nine to 17 years in Australian Emergency Depar…
Analysis of 348 young patients found that one-third had used recreational drugs before arriving at the emergency department for behavioral i…
Non-pharmacological de-escalation techniques used in Australian EDs for children with acute severe behavioural disturbance
Why Calming Kids in the ER Often Isn’t Enough
This secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial in 337 children aged 9-17 with acute severe behavioural disturbance found verbal de…
ER staff try talking first for severe behavioral issues, but 96% of children still need medicine to calm down before treatment.