Introducing the BARS improves agitation assessment in psychiatric emergency services, suggesting enhanced patient care and staff safety.
Psychiatric emergencies constitute over 12% of emergency department visits. Standardized measures like the Behavioural Activity Rating Scale (BARS) assist clinicians in more quickly identifying and treating agitation. We anticipated that introducing the BARS in a psychiat-ric emergency service (PES) would help staff assess patient agitation, initiate treatment, and feel safer in their workplace.
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