ED-TREAT: Clinical Decision Support for Agitation

Agitation events in emergency departments represent a significant patient safety risk, often leading to physical restraint, injury to staff and patients, and traumatic experiences. ED-TREAT aims to develop a clinical decision support (CDS) tool to help emergency medicine providers proactively identify patients at risk for agitation and guide evidence-based de-escalation strategies.

Using a user-centered design approach, the CHIL team conducted formative evaluations with ED providers to understand workflow needs, usability requirements, and barriers to CDS adoption, ensuring the tool integrates seamlessly into high-pressure clinical environments.