AEM Early Access 43: Disparities in Care: The Role of Race on the Utilization of Physical Restraints in the Emergency Setting

<p>Race‐based bias in health care occurs at organizational, structural, and clinical levels and impacts emergency medical care. Limited literature exists on the role of race on patient restraint in the emergency setting. This study sought to examine the role of race in physical restraint in an emergency department (ED) at a major academic medical center.</p>