Management of paediatric acute severe behavioural disturbance in emergency departments across Australia: A PREDICT survey of senior medical staff

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dc.contributor.authorBourke, E.M.
dc.contributor.authorKnott, J.C.
dc.contributor.authorCraig, S.
dc.contributor.authorBabl, F.E.
dc.contributor.authorBabl, F.
dc.contributor.authorBeattie, A.
dc.contributor.authorBorland, M.
dc.contributor.authorBourke, E.
dc.contributor.authorBuntine, P.
dc.contributor.authorCraig, S.
dc.contributor.authorGamage, L.
dc.contributor.authorGeorge, S.
dc.contributor.authorGhedina, N.
dc.contributor.authorFuryk, J.
dc.contributor.authorHalkidis, L.
dc.contributor.authorHort, J.
dc.contributor.authorKing, A.
dc.contributor.authorKochar, A.
dc.contributor.authorLithgow, A.
dc.contributor.authorMcKenzie, B.
dc.contributor.authoret al.
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractObjective: Acute severe behavioural disturbance (ASBD) is a condition seen with increasing frequency in EDs. It poses a significant risk to the patient and those around them. Little is known about the epidemiology or most effective management in the paediatric population. The aim of the present study is to clarify the practice of senior emergency doctors in Australia when managing paediatric ASBD. Methods: The present study was a voluntary electronic questionnaire distributed to and undertaken by senior medical staff in EDs affiliated with the Paediatric Research in Emergency Departments International Collaborative (PREDICT) network. Respondents reported on exposure to and confidence in managing paediatric ASBD and their current practices. Results: A total of 227 (33%) clinicians completed the survey between February and May 2020. Most clinicians were caring for at least two young people with ASBD each week (72%), felt confident regarding the majority of components of management and referred to local clinical practice guidelines (69%). Agitation/ sedation rating scales were seldom used (19%). There was a significant variation in self-reported management practices. The choice of whether to use medication at all, the medication chosen and route of administration all varied greatly. Respondents were more willing to provide parenteral medication to young people reported as having recreational drug intoxication (84%) than those with neurodevelopment disorders (65%) when the same degree of agitation was reported. Conclusions: Within Australia, there is considerable variation in paediatric ASBD practice, in particular regarding medication provision. Further prospective research is required to inform best clinical practice.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityElyssia M Bourke, Jonathan C Knott, Simon Craig, and Franz E Babl, on behalf of the Paediatric Research in Emergency Departments International Collaborative (PREDICT) Research Network
dc.identifier.citationEMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 2022; 35(2):1-7
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/1742-6723.14105
dc.identifier.issn1742-6723
dc.identifier.issn1742-6723
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2440/136988
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relation.grantNHMRC
dc.rights© 2022 The Authors. Emergency Medicine Australasia published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Australasian College for Emergency Medicine. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons AttributionNonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.14105
dc.subjectchild psychiatry
dc.subjecthypnotic and sedative
dc.subjectpaediatric emergency medicine
dc.subjectpsychomotor agitation
dc.titleManagement of paediatric acute severe behavioural disturbance in emergency departments across Australia: A PREDICT survey of senior medical staff
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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