Pediatric Education and Advocacy Kit (PEAK): Agitation

• 2022

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This Emergency Medical Service for Children website resource provides information on the Pediatric Education and Advocacy Kit (PEAK): Agitation. This resource is intended for ED based teams, pediatric mental health experts and other healthcare professionals with the goal to improve learning and training for hospital and prehospital-based teams, in partnership with patients and families, to support children and youth with agitation. Topics include; identifying the etiology and initiating a continuum of care management strategies in emergency settings.

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Hazard: Trauma

Audiences: EMS Clinicians; Nurses; Physicians

Emergency Management Stages: Response; Recovery

Keywords: Pain Management; Delirium; Emergency Medical Services; Hospitals; Mental Health; Pediatrics; Substance Withdrawal Syndrome; Patient-Centered Care

Institutions: EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center (EIIC)

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