Most notably, there was a dramatic increase in the probability of an R/S event at the start of the first wave of the COVID pandemic in Ontario, beginning with a 3.6% increase in April 2020, followed by a decreasing trend in the magnitude of the R/S probability change in May (2.5%), and June (1.4%) of 2020, with R/S probability returning to levels comparable to those before the onset of COVID by July of 2020 (> 1% increase in R/S probability; Table 1 and Fig 4 ).
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the use of restraint and seclusion interventions in Ontario emergency departments: A population-based study.
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