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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. Special thanks to Manpreet Singh, MD ( @MprizzleER ) for helping to put this collaboration together.

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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. Special thanks to Manpreet Singh, MD ( @MprizzleER ) for helping to put this collaboration together.

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 3: Pharmacologic management of agitated children

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When we think of managing agitated patients we think of medicines – but that shouldn’t be our first option. Special thanks to Manpreet Singh, MD ( @MprizzleER ) for helping to put this collaboration together. However, medications can be adjuncts to non-pharmacologic means to help keep agitated children safe from harm.

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

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Furthermore, the connection between physical and functional symptoms is inextricably linked in many patients. Special thanks to Manpreet Singh, MD ( @MprizzleER ) for helping to put this collaboration together. Why then do we persist with the “is it medical/organic or psych” question? Government.

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

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Patient that are agitated should always be treated with dignity and respect. Special thanks to Manpreet Singh, MD ( @MprizzleER ) for helping to put this collaboration together. This entails utilizing the least invasive non-pharmacologic means of assisting them, before moving to physical or chemical restraints.

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Surrogate Decision Making: Bernie Lo and Laurie Dornbrand

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Arguing for the state of Missouri against the Cruzan’s was Ken Starr, who would later be assigned the role of special prosecutor in the investigation of the Clintons (Whitewater, Lewensky, etc). The hospital refused without a court order, and the case eventually made its way to the Supreme Court. What words to use? Is the POLST useful?

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Hospital-at-Home: Bruce Leff and Tacara Soones

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We talk with Bruce Leff and Tacara Soones about the hospital-at-home movement, which has been shown to reduce costs, improve outcomes and improve the patient experience. JAGS Hospital-at-Home Interventions vs In-Hospital Stay for Patients With Chronic Disease Who Present to the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

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