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Annual report shows 1,251 involuntary emergency admissions; restraint use concentrated in law‑enforcement transports
Summary
The fifth Patient Transport and Restraint Data report (Oct 2023–Sep 2024) recorded 1,251 IEA transports: 40% by ambulance and 59% by law enforcement; 86% of law‑enforcement transports used restraints while ambulances recorded only two restraint cases for the year.
Cynthia Babonis (New Hampshire Hospital) and Caroline LaFoy (New Hampshire Hospital Association) presented the fifth annual Patient Transport and Restraint Data report to the oversight committee on Nov. 22.
The report covers Oct. 2023–Sep. 2024 and recorded 1,251 involuntary emergency admissions (IEAs), an average of about 104 per month; 99% of transports were adults and only four transports involved children. Mode of transport was 40% ambulance, 59%…
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