Diagnostic Sensitivity of the Dynamic Appraisal of Situational Aggression to Predict Violence and Aggression by Behavioral Health Patients in the Emergency Department

DiscussionThe DASA has predictive validity for use in evaluating behavioral health patients in the ED setting in an urban academic medical center. The tool is capable of predicting violence or aggression within a time frame conducive to the implementation of noninvasive measures. The DASA should be tested in other ED settings to further establish its predictive validity.
Source: Journal of Emergency Nursing - Category: Nursing Source Type: research