How do we improve our management of the anxious and agitated teen in the ED? Elyssia Bourke rounds up strategies and developing research in this area, including the PEACHY randomised control trials comparing the effectiveness of different sedatives. 

Speaker biography: 
Elyssia is an Emergency Physician working in regional Victoria. She has an interest in mental health, toxicology and clinical research. She is currently undertaking a PhD at the University of Melbourne aiming to improve the management of paediatric acute behavioural disturbance in the emergency department setting. 

From the 2022 APLS Paediatric Acute Care Conference in Melbourne.