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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 4: Safe prehospital transport of the agitated child

PEMBlog

There are protocols in place that assist highly trained Emergency Medical Service providers in assuring that agitated children are safely transported to their destination. Government. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award (U07MC37471) totaling $3M with 0 percent financed with nongovernmental sources.

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Health professionals speak out against the new nuclear arms race

Common Sense Family Doctor

However, as stated plainly in a recent editorial published in more than 120 medical journals worldwide , “This does not mean humanity is any safer.” After peaking at more than 70,000 in 1986, the absolute number of weapons gradually declined from the implementation of various arms control treaties to 12,331 today.

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 3: Pharmacologic management of agitated children

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However, medications can be adjuncts to non-pharmacologic means to help keep agitated children safe from harm. Government. When we think of managing agitated patients we think of medicines – but that shouldn’t be our first option. It is also episode 3 in a 5 episode series focused on agitation in children and adolescents.

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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. Government. Pediatrics March 2023; 151 (3): e2022057383. Coker, Gretchen J. Morse, Katherine A.

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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? Government. Most children who present to Pediatric Emergency Departments these days with mental health concerns – including agitation – have a known psychiatric problem or diagnosis.

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Logistics Unwrapped: A Roadmap to Successful FDA Meetings in In-Person and Hybrid Formats

FDA Law Blog

By Philip Won & Véronique Li, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert — Over the last three and a half years, meetings with FDA were conducted virtually. Inside Building 66 Upon arriving at Building 66, all visitors must present government-issued photo identification for check-in.

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

PEMBlog

Government. 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.