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

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There are protocols in place that assist highly trained Emergency Medical Service providers in assuring that agitated children are safely transported to their destination. NASEMSO: Clinical care and restraint of agitated or combative patients by emergency medical service practitioners.

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When to Go to a Doctor for Chest Congestion: At-home Care vs. Medical Attention

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When dealing with chest congestion, it’s important to understand potential warning signs, as well as what type of medical care to seek for them. F or higher, chest pain, or blood in your saliva, you should consider seeking medical attention for chest congestion. Am I at risk for complications due to my medical history?

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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. McEnany, Olutosin Ojugbele, Julie R. Pediatrics March 2023; 151 (3): e2022057383.

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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. When we think of managing agitated patients we think of medicines – but that shouldn’t be our first option. Government.

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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? Most children who present to Pediatric Emergency Departments these days with mental health concerns – including agitation – have a known psychiatric problem or diagnosis. We have developed a series of pain focused episodes. Government.

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You don’t need X-Rays in a child with bronchiolitis, croup, asthma, or first time wheezing

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Provider level factors such as newly autonomous trainees, advanced practice professionals, and clinicians with infrequent exposure to pediatric respiratory illnesses may lead to overreliance on tests. link] References Shah SN, Bachur RG, Simel DL, Neuman MI. Does this child have pneumonia?

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Substance Use Disorder in Aging and Serious Illness: A Podcast with Katie Fitzgerald Jones, Jessica Merlin, Devon Check

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Lastly, we discuss Katie’s paper on substance use disorder in an aging population and how one can incorporate the 5 Ms (ie, matters most, medications, mind, mobility, and multicomplexity) into a framework for age-friendly care for older adults with substance use disorder. Transcript Eric: Welcome to the GeriPal podcast. This is Eric Widera.

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