Division
North Florida
Hospital
North Florida Regional Medical Center
Document Type
Poster
Publication Date
5-2019
Keywords
emergency treatment orders, ETO, personal bias, inpatient psychiatric hospitalization
Disciplines
Epidemiology | Medicine and Health Sciences | Patient Safety | Psychiatric and Mental Health
Abstract
Emergency Treatment Orders (ETOs) are defined by Florida Law as an immediate administration of rapid response psychotropic medications to a person with the purpose of expeditiously treat symptoms that if left untreated, present an immediate danger to the safety of the person or others. Current literature have revealed the effectiveness of psychotropic drugs in treating agitation, however epidemiological studies on this practice are still very lacking.
Publisher or Conference
American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting 2019
Recommended Citation
Leandre F, Hong L, Fayad S. Demographic Factors, BMI and Diagnosis that Affect the Administration of Emergency Treatment Orders in Psychiatric Units. Poster presented at: American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting; May 18-22, 2019; San Francisco, CA.