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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.

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Calcium and Vitamin D: Essentials for Strong Bones

AMMD

Several key nutrients, known as cofactors, are essential for their effectiveness: Magnesium converts vitamin D into its active form, supports bone structure, and helps regulate calcium transport. Boron aids bone formation, supports hormone metabolism, and enhances the utilization of magnesium, calcium, and vitamin D.

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 5: Management of the child with mental health problems who is boarded in the ED

PEMBlog

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. Zima; Follow-up After Pediatric Mental Health Emergency Visits. Pediatrics March 2023; 151 (3): e2022057383.

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 3: Pharmacologic management of agitated children

PEMBlog

After listening to this episode you will be able to: Discuss the medications commonly used to treat acute agitation in children and adolescents Discuss the different routes of administration to safely administer these medicines This episode is a co-production of the Emergency Medical Services for Children Innovation and Improvement Center whose mission (..)

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

Doctor On Demand

The American Thoracic Society’s 2015 study, “The Relationship of Mucus Concentration (Hydration) to Mucus Osmotic Pressure and Transport in Chronic Bronchitis,” found that clearing excess mucus is a significant factor in protecting the lungs from “inhaled infectious and noninfectious challenges.”

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The Kick Ditch

StorytellERdoc

And with this visual of her swing set, I was suddenly transported back to my own childhood--back to the powder-blue swing set that sat in our family's yard alongside the lilac bushes and sandbox. Moments that were no more. Back to the rusted swing set with the plastic pony sitting under the mulberry tree at Gramma's house. The kick ditch.

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

PEMBlog

We have developed a series of pain focused episodes.