Respect before Restraints: The Importance of Treating Agitated Patients with Dignity

What's the news. Patients express a desire to be treated with respect, compassion, and dignity and in a manner that shows providers are attempting to engage them and explain actions being performed—even if their level of agitation in the emergency department (ED) necessitates physical restraints—according to a January 2020 original investigation in JAMA Network Open.