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Nebulized Ketamine for Analgesia in the Prehospital Setting

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The study, conducted by Casey Patrick, Michael Smith, Zubaid Rafique, Kelly Rogers Keene, and Xavier De La Rosa, explores the use of nebulized ketamine for pain management in an urban, ground-based emergency medical services (EMS) system. Rafique, Z., Keene, K.R., & De La Rosa, X.

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PEM Currents – Agitation in Children – Episode 4: Safe prehospital transport

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There are protocols in place that assist highly trained Emergency Medical Service providers in assuring that agitated children are safely transported to their destination. Any physician providing direct medical oversight as a base station should also be familiar with these protocols. Prehosp Emerg Care.

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PEM Currents – Agitation in Children – Episode 3: Pharmacologic Management

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Best Practices for Evaluation and Treatment of Agitated Children and Adolescents (BETA) in the Emergency Department: Consensus Statement of the American Association for Emergency Psychiatry. Erratum in: West J Emerg Med. Pediatric Agitation in the Emergency Department: A Survey of Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinators.

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

EMDocs

And now we’re here at our destination, the place we know and love, the emergency room to talk about what we should be doing for the growing volume of children with mental health problems boarding in the emergency department.

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PEM Currents – Agitation in Children – Episode 2: Non-Pharmacologic Management

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Emerg Med Clin North Am. Structured team approach to the agitated patient in the emergency department. Emerg Med Australas. Use and avoidance of seclusion and restraint: consensus statement of the american association for emergency psychiatry project Beta seclusion and restraint workgroup. Dtsch Arztebl Int.

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Introduction to Key Musculoskeletal Concepts for EMTs

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We want to make the link between this knowledge and how it can be used in emergency medical services, not just give a theoretical understanding. This will involve providing a clear and concise handoff report to the emergency department staff as well as accurately documenting the incident and care rendered for future reference.

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