EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center (EIIC)
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Prehospital Pediatric Agitation: Management by the EMS Clinician
Agitation can be a common feature in patients that EMS clinicians respond to. Managing agitated pediatric patients can be an even greater challenge. If left …
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Suicidality & Self-Harm in Children and Adolescents: The Emergency Care Impact
Suicidality and self-harm (S/SH) rates in the pediatric population are increasing at alarming rates and the emergency care system has become a safety net for …
Pediatric Suicide Screening in the ED
This podcast episode features Lisa Horowitz, PhD, MD, talking about how to screen for suicide risk in children at the emergency department. It describes the …
Bottom Line Recommendations: Suicidal Risk Screening & Assessment
2021
· EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center (EIIC),
· Translating Emergency Knowledge for Kids (TREKK)
This guideline provides important information for healthcare workers on how to screen and assess suicidal risk in children visiting the emergency department. It also addresses …
Pediatric Education and Advocacy Kit (PEAK): Suicide
This webpage provides information on the Pediatric Education and Advocacy Kit (PEAK): Suicide. This resource is intended for ED based teams, pediatric mental health experts …
Pediatric Education and Advocacy Kit (PEAK): Agitation
This webpage provides information on the Pediatric Education and Advocacy Kit (PEAK): Agitation. This resource is intended for ED based teams, pediatric mental health experts …
ED STOP Suicide QI Collaborative
This website shares the ED STOP Suicide QI Collaborative, a program aimed at improving care for children with mental health crises in emergency departments. It …
Leveraging Regional Resources through Connections with Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Programs
The video describes how connecting with Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Programs (PMHCA) can help use local resources to support children’s mental health. These programs …
Care of the Agitated Patient (Algorithm + Medication Dosing Table)
2024
· Translating Emergency Knowledge for Kids (TREKK),
· EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center (EIIC)
This algorithm and accompanying medication dosing recommendation table provide guidance for healthcare workers who care for agitated children in emergency situations. The tools guide decision-making …
Safe Control of the Agitated Pediatric Patient
This webinar series of 7 videos (average 10 minutes each) discusses how to safely manage agitated children in emergency settings. It describes useful resources like …