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Heat-Related Illness

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

The Inter-Association Task Force for Preventing Sudden Death in Secondary School Athletics Programs: Best-Practices Recommendations. 2008 Nov;36(11):2226-37. In: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Baren JM, Rothrock SG, Brennan JA, Brown L (Eds), Saunders Elsevier, Philadelphia 2008. Heat illness and heat stroke.

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Episode 28 - Depressed and Suicidal Patients in the Emergency Department: An Evidence-Based Approach

EB Medicine

Jeff: If those figures seem a bit high, another CDC study found that in a general population survey of a quarter million people between 2006-2008, 9% met the criteria for major depression. This model involves educating clinicians on best practices, identifying screening and assessment tools for engagement, treatment, and disposition.

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Pediatric Pain

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

Use soothing sensory measures: speak softly, offer a pacifier, and stroke the skin softly. Topical ethyl chloride vapo-coolant offers transient pain relief due to rapid cooling and may be used just prior to an IV start ( Farion 2008 ). Best practice for fever management with intravenous acetaminophen in pediatric oncology.