PEMBlog

MAY 17, 2023

Most children who present to Pediatric Emergency Departments these days with mental health concerns – including agitation – have a known psychiatric problem or diagnosis. Psychiatric manifestations revealing inborn errors of metabolism in adolescents and adults. Psychiatric emergencies. Pediatrics 2021; 147.

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PEMBlog

JUNE 14, 2023

Marianne Gausche-Hill New England EMSC: New England Regional Behavioral Health Toolkit Disclaimer The Emergency Medical Services for Children Innovation and Improvement Center is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Pediatrics March 2023; 151 (3): e2022057383. 10.1542/peds.2022-057383 2019.6.42422.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Food and Drug Administration Approval of Artesunate for Severe Malaria: Enough to Achieve Best Practice? It appears after an asymptomatic period. Imported Malaria in Countries where Malaria Is Not Endemic: a Comparison of Semi-immune and Nonimmune Travelers. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2020 Mar 11;33(2):e00104-19. Clin Infect Dis.

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PEMBlog

MAY 31, 2023

Marianne Gausche-Hill New England EMSC: New England Regional Behavioral Health Toolkit Disclaimer The Emergency Medical Services for Children Innovation and Improvement Center is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Psychiatr Clin North Am. PMID: 35545394; PMCID: PMC9096567. 2017.05.002.

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Sensible Medicine

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

As of 2017, just 15% of patients admitted to residential programs with opioid use disorder received any of the medications approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for treatment opioid use disorder – this despite the fact that those medicines save lives. Practices are improving, but not quickly.

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EMDocs

JUNE 2, 2023

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 19:53 — 27.3MB) Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS Pharmacologic Management In episode 1 of this series, we discussed differentiating organic vs psychiatric causes of agitation in children. Now it is time to review pharmacologic management. mg/kg/dose PO; 0.2-0.3

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ACEP Now

JULY 7, 2023

Last month’s article focused on ACEP’s efforts and resources to support EDs and patients with psychiatric emergencies. First, oral administration is preferred, as this route can often be as effective as intramuscular administration. However, when agitation is due to an underlying psychiatric disorder, SGAs are preferred.

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