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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 4: Safe prehospital transport of the agitated child

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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.

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 3: Pharmacologic management of agitated children

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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. West J Emerg Med. Erratum in: West J Emerg Med. 2019.1.41344.

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 5: Management of the child with mental health problems who is boarded in the ED

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Thousands of children and adolescents spend days at time in Emergency Departments waiting for definitive mental health disposition. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award (U07MC37471) totaling $3M with 0 percent financed with nongovernmental sources. West J Emerg Med. 2019 Jul 22;20(5):690-695.

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American Physican Partners’ Closing Raises Questions

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one of the country’s largest physician staffing firms, announced on July 17 through an email to its employees its intention to cease operations July 31, the chilling effects were felt across a workforce of 2,500 APP-employed physicians and advanced practice clinicians working at the 153 hospital emergency departments it managed in 18 states.

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PEM Currents – Agitation in Children – Episode 3: Pharmacologic Management

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Route of administration If the patient is cooperative, offer oral medications first. Best Practices for Evaluation and Treatment of Agitated Children and Adolescents (BETA) in the Emergency Department: Consensus Statement of the American Association for Emergency Psychiatry.

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PEM Currents – Agitation in Children – Episode 4: Safe prehospital transport

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These protocols are often developed in collaboration with multiple stakeholders that can include EMS staff and administration, legal counsel, community members, law enforcement. If pharmacologic or physical restraints are used, it is very helpful to notify the receiving emergency department prior to arrival so they can be prepared.

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 2: Non-pharmacologic management of agitated children

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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. Emerg Med Clin North Am. Emerg Med Australas. 2009.07.003.