Multidisciplinary Simulation-Based Verbal De-escalation Training Improves Staff Knowledge and Clinical Environment in an Urban Emergency Department.

Objectives: Hands-on de-escalation training has been recommended for patient-facing emergency department staff by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Additionally, simulation-based learning has been shown to be effective at improving staff knowledge and management of agitated patients. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of a multidisciplinary education session on staff knowledge and confidence in verbal de-escalation and violent restraint use, in the clinical environment in an urban emergency department.

Interdisciplinary Simulation Training Reduces Restraint Use in the Emergency Department: A Pilot Study.

Introduction Safe and effective management of agitated patients poses multiple challenges for healthcare professionals. Patients placed in restraints because of agitated behavior are at a higher risk of complications, including death. This intervention was designed to provide emergency department staff a framework for de-escalation, improve teamwork, and reduce the use of violent physical restraints.

A Novel Simulation-Based Multidisciplinary Verbal De-escalation Training.

Background Agitated or aggressive patients pose a high risk of emotional and physical harm to hospital staff. Healthcare associates have the highest rate of workplace violence among studied fields. Learning to effectively de-escalate a patient who is a danger to self or others is key to reducing these incidents.