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PEM Currents – Agitation in Children – Episode 2: Non-Pharmacologic Management

EMDocs

and don PPE (ie gloves, gowns and face-masks, Kevlar sleeves) Calmly explain to the patient that restraints are being applied to ensure the safety of the patient and others. Emerg Med Clin North Am. Structured team approach to the agitated patient in the emergency department. Emerg Med Australas. West J Emerg Med.

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Episode 23 - Influenza Diagnosis and Management in the Emergency Department

EB Medicine

Jeff: Alright, so now that the EMS crew, wearing proper PPE of course, has delivered the patient, who is also wearing a mask, to the ED, we can begin our ED H&P. In 2007-2008, an oseltamivir-resistant H1N1 strain emerged globally. Local, state, and federal protocols have been designed for effective care delivery.