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PEM Currents – Agitation in Children – Episode 5: The Boarded ED Patient

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 13:57 — 19.2MB) Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS Management of the child with mental health problems who is boarding in the ED In episode 1 of this series, we discussed differentiating organic vs psychiatric causes of agitation in children.

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The Silent Crisis: The impact of paediatric hospital social admissions

Don't Forget the Bubbles

There is growing concern about the continued use of acute paediatric hospitals to care for children with complex disabilities, mental health, and child protection needs. In 2019, 14% of all child and adolescent mental health patients were treated in approved adult hospitals.

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Maintaining Resilience and Mental Health in the EMS Profession

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The suicide rate among emergency medical service (EMS) professionals rose a shocking 38 percent since 2009, according to a study published in the Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. But as shocking as that statistic is, it should come as no surprise. You spend half your first day off catching up on sleep, doing chores, and running errands.

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A Chef and a Paramedic Walk Into a Bar.

The Overrun

You collect scars, both mental and physical. And in the end, the only thing you really can depend on are your fellow cooks and service people; because they are in it next to you. If you don’t believe me; feel free to read the chapter entitled A Day in The Life, starting on page 183 or so. Kind of like EMS. Why do we do what we do?

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The ER Docs Strike Back

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Bulletproof glass we had requested for the ED registration area is now up.” More recently, Ascension notified TeamHealth that it will not be renewing their contract for ED staffing, set to expire August 31 for St. John Hospital since 2015, when it acquired ownership of the hospital’s ED physician group, St. hospitals.