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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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This episode is a co-production of the Emergency Medical Services for Children Innovation and Improvement Center whose mission is to minimize morbidity and mortality of acutely ill and injured children across the emergency continuum. Children’s Mental Health Emergency Department Visits: 2007-2016. Government. Pediatrics.

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

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Why then do we persist with the “is it medical/organic or psych” question? J Inherit Metab Dis 2007; 30:631. Most children who present to Pediatric Emergency Departments these days with mental health concerns – including agitation – have a known psychiatric problem or diagnosis. Government. Pediatrics 2021; 147.

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EMS Intervention to Reduce Falls: Carmen Quatman and Katie Quatman-Yates

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Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. Eric: Yeah.

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DEA To Mobile Narcotic Treatment Programs: “Hit the Road, Jack, But You Better Come Back”

FDA Law Blog

Houck — The Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) recently issued its final rule authorizing the use of mobile narcotic treatment programs (“MNTPs”) to allow registered Narcotic Treatment Programs (“NTPs”) employing mobile units to dispense medication for maintenance or detoxification treatment remotely. They cannot transport patients.

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 2: Non-pharmacologic management of agitated children

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For more information, please visit HRSA.gov To learn more about the Emergency Medical Services for Children Innovation and Improvement Center visit [link] Email km@emscimprovement.center Follow on Twitter @EMSCImprovement References Berzlanovich AM, Schöpfer J, Keil W. 2007 Oct;14(5):265-8. Government. West J Emerg Med. PMC3298214.

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What RFK Jr. Isn’t Talking About: How To Make Vaccines Safer

Physician's Weekly

In the medical odyssey that followed, she suffered double vision, chronic nausea, brain fog, and profound weakness. People with covid vaccine injuries, however, are stuck in a kind of limbo, often without clear medical options. million to 162 people needing medical care for injuries they attributed to vaccination.