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Podcast is hosted by Dr. Brad Sobolewski (@PEMTweets), co-authored by Dr. Dennis Ren (@DennisRenMD), and co-produced by EIIC as part of a five-part series on pediatric agitation. Supplemental article by Dr. Manpreet Singh (@MprizzleER) from …

Podcast is hosted by Dr. Brad Sobolewski (@PEMTweets), co-authored by Dr. Dennis Ren (@DennisRenMD), and co-produced by EIIC as part of a five-part series on pediatric agitation. Supplemental article by Dr. Manpreet Singh (@MprizzleER) from …

The 2023 cohort of the Pediatric Readiness Quality Improvement Collaborative (PRQC) is enrolling teams now through June 2023. Register here. The Pediatric Readiness Quality Improvement Collaborative (PRQC) focuses on harnessing the work of the National …

The EIIC is focused on improving outcomes for children in emergency situations by using improvement science as the basis for our efforts to address known gaps in the US healthcare system. Our aim is to …

This sections contains training modules developed by both the EIIC and our partners. From PEAK Status, this self-paced learning module focuses on the prehospital management of pediatric status epilepticus. From PEAK Agitation, this self-paced learning …

Join the EMGuidewire team and Drs. Allen and Fox from Carolinas Medical Center as they discuss tips for mitigating anxiety and pain in the pediatric patient.

Laceration repair is one of the quintessential procedures that children undergo in Emergency Departments. Minimizing pain and anxiety for children is a much better idea than just holding them down and getting it done. This …

Kids, pain, and the emergency department can be a set up for disaster. In this podcast, three pediatric specialists get into why that is and how we can all be better at treating kids in …

Safely and effectively managing pain in our pediatric patients is a primary responsibility for our EMS clinicians. Medical directors must be able to identify gaps in pediatric pain management and provide the necessary QA/QI to …

Dr. Mike Patrick, Dr DJ Scherzer, and child life specialist, Courtney Hall discuss pediatric pain from the family perspective. Acute pain not only impacts children; it also affects the entire family. Learn why and how …

Pain Assessment and Management Initiative (PAMI) has created this video guide to simplify use of our virtual reality viewer to help ease pain and anxiety for pediatric and adult patients. Virtual reality has proven to …

Pain Assessment and Management Initiative (PAMI®) developed brochure on use of cardboard VR with a listing of suggested free applications to accompany use with smartphones.

Dr. Heather Forkey discusses trauma informed care and how traumatic experiences in pediatric patients can impact the brain and body, and can present as problematic behaviors and health issues.

AAP President Dr. Lee Beers discusses how to advocate for improved mental health services for children.

Dr. Mary Margaret Gleasson discusses how child mental health is affected by multiple factors that can contribute to resilience and risk status.

Dr. Joan Asarnow discusses her ABCD approach to the evaluation and management of pediatric suicide and self-harm patients.

Interview with Dr. Grupp-Phelan on the PECARN study on implementation of suicide screening and their experience with the modified Computerized Adaptive Screen for Suicidal Youth (CASSY) tool

Lisa Horowitz, PhD, MPH, discusses the role universal screening could have in reducing suicide rates in children.

The Columbia Protocol is a series of simple, plain-language questions that support suicide risk assessments by prehospital practitioners, clinicians, nurses, patients and families and researchers.

SAFE-T is a five-step process that can be used by mental health professionals during their first contact with an individual at risk of suicidal behavior to identify risk and management plan.