Safe Control of the Agitated Pediatric Patient

• 2022

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• Marianne Gausche-Hill

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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 algorithms and toolkits for handling such situations, including de-escalation techniques and medication options if needed. The speaker highlights the importance of suicide screening tools like ASQ and the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale. Topics include safety considerations, approach to patient, assessment, management strategies, pharmacologic care, and case review.

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Focus Areas: Everyday Emergency; Mental Health

Audiences: Behavioral Health Professionals; EMS Clinicians; Nurses; Physicians

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

Keywords: Behavioral Symptoms; Child Psychiatry; Emergency Medicine; Patient Care Management; Pediatrics; Safety; Suicide Prevention; Emergency Service, Hospital; Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Institutions: EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center (EIIC)

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