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

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After listening to this episode you will be able to: Identify unique aspects of the pre-hospital environment that impact assessment and treatment of agitated children Describe the role of EMS personnel and EMS director in the care of agitated children. That includes the patient, EMS personnel, and general public.

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

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Document what you gave and why, as well as the impact. Let’s look at management based on etiology: As always follow local procedures and recommendations. More importantly, try non-pharmacologic means first – I cannot stress that enough. Summary All right, so that’s it for this episode.

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

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Restraints should not be applied indefinitely, and multiple reevaluations should be done to determine when it is safe to remove restraints.

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

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Boarding of Mentally Ill Patients in Emergency Departments: American Psychiatric Association Resource Document. Pediatrics March 2023; 151 (3): e2022057383. 10.1542/peds.2022-057383 2022-057383 Nordstrom K, Berlin JS, Nash SS, Shah SB, Schmelzer NA, Worley LLM. West J Emerg Med. 2019 Jul 22;20(5):690-695. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2019.6.42422.