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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 1: Differentiating organic versus psychiatric causes of agitation and altered mental status

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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.

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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. West J Emerg Med. Mental Health Revisits at US Pediatric Emergency Departments. Prolonged emergency department length of stay for US pediatric mental health visits (2005-2015).

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Agitation Treatment in the Emergency Department

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Last month’s article focused on ACEP’s efforts and resources to support EDs and patients with psychiatric emergencies. Emergency departments (EDs) focus on rapid initiation of medical treatment. However, when agitation is due to an underlying psychiatric disorder, SGAs are preferred. Ann Emerg Med.

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 3: Pharmacologic management of agitated children

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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. West J Emerg Med. Erratum in: West J Emerg Med. Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2019 Mar;20(2):409-418.

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A Safety Solution for Emergency Department Staff and Patients

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Physicians, nurses, and staff in emergency departments (EDs) across the country have encountered workplace violence for years. 1,2 In a 2018 study by ACEP, nearly half of emergency physicians polled reported a physical assault while at work. J Emerg Nurs. Dr. Santamaria is a current second year medical student at A.T

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PEM Currents – Agitation in Children – Episode 5: The Boarded ED Patient

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 13:57 — 19.2MB) Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS Management of the child with mental health problems who is boarding in the ED In episode 1 of this series, we discussed differentiating organic vs psychiatric causes of agitation in children.

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

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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