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ICU telemedicine programs bring essential critical care to community hospitals

Sound Physicians

Increasingly a valuable option for rural hospitals, tele-ICU provides access to higher acuity care and support to emergency and hospital medicine clinicians who are called to the ICU. All rights reserved. Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Patient Privacy | Compliance Search Submit Subscribe to the Op-Med blog!

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

PEMBlog

Describe the role of medical control in determining destination and goals of safe transport 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.

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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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This Thanksgiving, Be Thankful for Family and Food(borne Illness Prevention)

FDA Law Blog

Gaulkin — At the risk of ruining our readers’ appetite for America’s most food-focused holiday, foodborne illnesses have been a feature of Thanksgiving for some time now. When foodborne illness outbreaks arise, efficient traceability is critical to prevent illnesses, death, and unnecessary product loss. 7, 2022 at 1 p.m.

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

PEMBlog

We have developed a series of pain focused episodes.

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Assisted Living Communities: Podcast with Sheryl Zimmerman, Kenny Lam, and Ken Covinsky

GeriPal

Some take care of people who’ve got more healthcare needs, more mental illness, more dementia. And they certainly agree that when you’re seriously ill, you should talk about this. ” And that extends to periods in which you’re borderline seriously ill. The acuity level of the residents is very variable.