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

EMDocs

JUNE 9, 2023

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 15:51 — 21.8MB) Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS Safe prehospital transport of the agitated child In episode 1 of this series, we discussed differentiating organic vs psychiatric causes of agitation in children. In today’s episode, we’re taking our show on the road.

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OCTOBER 23, 2023

Edited by Bracey, Meyers, Grauer, and Smith A 50-something-year-old female with a history of an unknown personality disorder and alcohol use disorder arrived via EMS following cardiac arrest with return of spontaneous circulation. She had an uneventful ICU course and was extubated for ongoing care with the inpatient psychiatric service.

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

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. Document what you gave and why, as well as the impact. mg/kg/dose PO; 0.2-0.3

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

EMDocs

MAY 26, 2023

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 17:49 — 24.5MB) Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS Non-Pharmacologic Management In episode 1 of this series, we discussed differentiating organic vs psychiatric causes of agitation in children. Do we Redirect?

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

EMDocs

JUNE 16, 2023

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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Psychiatric Pediatrics Emergency Department Best Practices

Agitation Treatment in the Emergency Department

ACEP Now

JULY 7, 2023

Last month’s article focused on ACEP’s efforts and resources to support EDs and patients with psychiatric emergencies. Mental health evaluation teams can rely on documentation and interviews to understand a patient’s initial agitation level. However, when agitation is due to an underlying psychiatric disorder, SGAs are preferred.

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Emergency Department Psychiatric Administration Best Practices

Managing the Patient with Alcohol Intoxication

RebelEM

MARCH 9, 2023

It may be mistaken for acute intoxication, psychiatric illness, or other occult pathology. Consider a psychiatric consult (and labs needed for psychiatric admission) or check blood work if there is a concern for concomitant underlying medical pathology as a cause of hallucinations. Acta Psychiatr Scand.

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Key Victories for Emergency Medicine at the State Level

ACEP Now

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

billion for specialty-care rate increases, $500 million for hospital emergency-department reimbursement, at least $500 million for family planning and reproductive-health care, and $600 million for behavioral-health facilities, including some for new inpatient psychiatric beds. billion for primary-care rate increases, $1.15

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Episode 30 - Emergency Department Management of Patients With Complications of Bariatric Surgery

EB Medicine

JULY 8, 2019

Jeff: And while it’s not exactly core EM, we’re going to briefly discuss indications for bariatric surgery, as this is something we don’t often review even in academic training programs. Which again reiterates why this is such an important topic for us as EM clinicians to be well-versed in.

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Episode 19 - Cannabinoids: Emerging Evidence in Use and Abuse

EB Medicine

AUGUST 1, 2018

Nachi: Sometimes… Jeff: This month’s issue was authored by Mollie Williams, who is the EM residency program director at the Brooklyn Hospital Center. In fact, cannabis use has been documented for medical use dating as far back as 600 BC in West and Central Asia.

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Emergency Department Syncope Workup: After H and P, ECG is the Only Test Required for Every Patient.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 8, 2015

Thus, if there is documented sinus bradycardia, and no suspicion of high grade AV block, at the time of the syncope, this is very useful. Syncope and cause of death were identified by codes from the International Classification of Disease, Ninth Revision. Quinn et al.

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JUNE 6, 2023

BROADSTOCK Suicidal Ideation & Behavior with Concomitant Substance-Use Difficult to distinguish suicidal ideation/behavior from primary decompensated psychiatric disease versus substance-induced in the ED Statement of Belief Aka pink slip, 72 hour hold, involuntary civil commitment, etc.

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

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