PEMBlog

JUNE 7, 2023

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.

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EMDocs

JUNE 9, 2023

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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EMDocs

JUNE 2, 2023

Pediatric Agitation in the Emergency Department: A Survey of Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinators. Acad Pediatr. The fourth episode in this series will shift gears and talk about safely transporting children to the ED via prehospital services. Erratum in: West J Emerg Med. 2019 Jul;20(4):688-689. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2023.03.005.

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EMDocs

JUNE 16, 2023

Pediatric Mental Health Specifically within the pediatric population, there has been a steady rise in mental health concerns and suicide in children. As these sites face an increase in pediatric mental health visits, more efforts need to be directed at preparing community EDs to be pediatric ready.

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EMDocs

MAY 26, 2023

Summary All right, so that’s it for this episode – hopefully you learned a bit more about how to safely deescalate an agitated child, and how we can keep them and ourselves as providers safe in a stressful environment.

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