Yale Study Finds Black Children Most Likely to Be Physically Restrained in Emergency Department Visits
September 14, 2021
September 14, 2021
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 14 (TNSJou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news:
A new paper by Yale researchers finds racial disparities in the use of physical restraints on children who are admitted to the emergency department. Black children are more likely than White children to be subdued with restraints during ED visits, the study finds. Published September 13 in JAMA Pediatrics, the study looked at data from 11 EDs across New England between 2013 and 2020. Thei . . .
A new paper by Yale researchers finds racial disparities in the use of physical restraints on children who are admitted to the emergency department. Black children are more likely than White children to be subdued with restraints during ED visits, the study finds. Published September 13 in JAMA Pediatrics, the study looked at data from 11 EDs across New England between 2013 and 2020. Thei . . .