Acute Gastroenteritis (AGE)

• 2024

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• Marianne Gausche-Hill

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The "Just-in-Time" video from WRAP-EM focuses on managing Acute Gastroenteritis (AGE) during disasters, especially in emergency shelters amid a nationwide IV fluid shortage. Dr. Marianne Gausche-Hill discusses alternative rehydration methods for pediatric patients to address potential IV fluid rationing in smaller hospitals. She emphasizes oral rehydration solutions as effective for mild to moderate dehydration cases, highlighting the importance of assessing dehydration levels and involving parents in the rehydration process. The video underscores the historical success of oral rehydration solutions and explores options like hypodermoclysis in situations where IV access is challenging.

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Focus Areas: Everyday Emergency; Infectious Disease

Audiences: Emergency Managers; EMS Clinicians; Nurses; Physicians

Emergency Management Stages: Response; Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Keywords: Dehydration; Emergency Medicine; Fluid Therapy; Pediatrics; Rehydration Solutions; Ondansetron; Pediatric Emergency Medicine; Disaster Medicine; Hospitals, Low-Volume

Institutions: Western Regional Alliance for Pediatric Emergency Management (WRAP-EM); Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

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