PEMBlog

JUNE 7, 2023

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. NASEMSO: Clinical care and restraint of agitated or combative patients by emergency medical service practitioners.

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PEMBlog

JUNE 14, 2023

Government. Boarding of Mentally Ill Patients in Emergency Departments: American Psychiatric Association Resource Document. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award (U07MC37471) totaling $3M with 0 percent financed with nongovernmental sources. Zima; Follow-up After Pediatric Mental Health Emergency Visits.

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PEMBlog

MAY 31, 2023

When we think of managing agitated patients we think of medicines – but that shouldn’t be our first option. Government. Qualitative study of patient experiences and care observations during agitation events in the emergency department: implications for systems-based practice. PMID: 36948291. 2022 May 11;12(5):e059876.

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Management Patient-Centered Finance Transportation 89

PEMBlog

MAY 24, 2023

Patient that are agitated should always be treated with dignity and respect. Government. Structured team approach to the agitated patient in the emergency department. This entails utilizing the least invasive non-pharmacologic means of assisting them, before moving to physical or chemical restraints. Emerg Med Clin North Am.

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