Trial of Safety Nets In Hospitalized Patients

Inclusion criteria

• age more than 18
• hospitalized
• acute confusion or agitation

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who require acute respiratory or cardiac support such as patients requiring ventilator support or patients in cardiac or septic shock
• Patients who have a documented history of claustrophobia
• Patients or family members who refuse to consent for safety net treatment under any circumstances. Failure to obtain consent due to absence of or inability to reach a family member or to give consent to participate in the study
• Failure to obtain consent due to absence of or inability to reach a family member within reasonable time or to give consent to participate in the study.
• Acutely ill patients requiring intravenous vasopressors, intubation or ventilatory support
• Other conditions deemed terminal within 24 hours as determined by the patient's attending physician
• Patients who stay less than 24 hours in the hospital
• If patient is already on restrains for more than 48 hours preceding enrollment.
• If two or more limbs are already on restraint to protect IV lines.
• Extreme degree of agitation requiring continuous IV sedation or anesthesia. Such patients may pose a danger to staff or themselves if their restraints were to be discontinued in order to put them on study restraints.
• When the intent of single wrist restraint is only to hold the IV line and patient is not agitated or in delirium.