The Ask Suicide-Screening Questions
All patients presenting with mental health concerns should be screened for suicide. Many EDs also screen patients presenting for other reasons as well. There are many “screens” and one simple one that...
View ArticleBriefs: Dealing with acute agitation in the Pediatric Emergency Department
Unfortunately the Emergency Department is a place where you will see many agitated patients who are displaying or are at risk for violent behavior. You should always try non-physical and...
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Learn about the management of neurodivergent children with agitation
“Neurodivergent” is a term used to describe brain functionality and how it differs in some people. These individuals perceive, interpret and interact with the world in ways that are different than...
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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 1: Differentiating organic versus...
Most children who present to Pediatric Emergency Departments these days with mental health concerns – including agitation – have a known psychiatric problem or diagnosis. Furthermore, the connection...
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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 2: Non-pharmacologic management of agitated...
Patient that are agitated should always be treated with dignity and respect. This entails utilizing the least invasive non-pharmacologic means of assisting them, before moving to physical or chemical...
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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 3: Pharmacologic management of agitated...
When we think of managing agitated patients we think of medicines – but that shouldn’t be our first option. However, medications can be adjuncts to non-pharmacologic means to help keep agitated...
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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 4: Safe prehospital transport of the...
There are protocols in place that assist highly trained Emergency Medical Service providers in assuring that agitated children are safely transported to their destination. This podcast episode hosted...
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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 5: Management of the child with mental...
We are in the midst of a staggering mental health crisis. Thousands of children and adolescents spend days at time in Emergency Departments waiting for definitive mental health disposition. This...
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You don’t need labs to medically clear a psych patient
This is a blog post designed to disseminate the important work of Choosing Wisely, an initiative of the the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation, the goal of which is the spark conversations...
View ArticleThe conversations we have about labs when trying to admit psych patients
Did you know that screening laboratory tests in the medical clearance process of pediatric patients who require inpatient psychiatric admission are not recommended unless clinically indicated? This...
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