Agitation Episode 2: Non-pharmacologic management

Agitated children should always be treated with dignity and respect. This entails utilizing the least invasive non-pharmacologic means of assisting them, before moving to physical or chemical restraints. This podcast episode hosted by Brad Sobolewski (@PEMTweets) and co-authored by Dennis Ren (@DennisRenMD) is all about age-appropriate non pharmacologic management strategies for agitated children. It is also episode 2 in a 5 episode series focused on agitation in children and adolescents. After listening to this episode you will be able to: * Discuss specific age-appropriate non pharmacologic management strategies for agitated children * Discuss how we can safely use holds and restraints, and how these are temporary measures This episode is a co-production of the Emergency Medical Services for Children Innovation and Improvement Center whose mission is to minimize morbidity and mortality of acutely ill and injured children across the emergency continuum. EMDocs Collaboration EMDocs.net – the excellent Emergency Medicine site will also be contributing a supplementary article for each episode that will be posted each Friday following the release of the podcast episode. These articles will take another look at the content included in this episode. Special thanks to Manpreet Singh, MD (@MprizzleER) for helping to put this collaboration together.  Other Episodes in the Agitation Series Episode 1: Differentiating organic versus psychiatric causes of agitation and altered mental status | Supplementary EMDocs article Episode 3: Pharmacologic management of agitated children (Coming May 31, 2023) Episode 4: Safe pre-hospital transport of the agitated child | Supplementary EM Docs Article Episode 5: Management of the child with mental health problems who is boarded in the Emergency Department (Coming June 14, 2023) EMSC IIC To learn more about the Emergency Medical Services for Children Innovation and Improvement Center visit https://emscimprovement.center Email [email protected] Follow on Twitter @EMSCImprovement EMSC IIC: Pediatric Education and Advocacy Kit (PEAK): Agitation PEAK Agitation resources *