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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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It should also differentiate boarding times for psychiatric patients, who are at high risk for very prolonged boarding. Telemedicine is already being used to change how low-acuity patients are cared for, with off-site physicians diverting patients to the right setting. The admission LOS measure formerly reported only the median time.