Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Patient Restraint in Emergency Departments by Police Transport Status.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Black patients are more likely than White patients to be restrained during behavioral crises in emergency departments (EDs). Although the perils of policing mental health for Black individuals are recognized, it is unclear whether or to what extent police transport mediates the association between Black race and use of physical restraint in EDs.

Objective

To evaluate the degree to which police transport mediates the association between Black race and use of physical restraint in EDs.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective, cross-sectional study used electronic health record data from ED visits by adults (aged ≥18 years) to 3 hospitals in the southeastern US and 10 in the northeastern US between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2022. Data were

SUBMITTER: Chang-Sing E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10882414 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature