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===Special patient types===
===Special patient types===
*For patients followed in a pediatric subspecialty clinic, particularly Hematology-Oncology & Cardiology, call the subspecialist on call to notify them of the patient's ED visit
*For patients followed in a pediatric subspecialty clinic, particularly Hematology-Oncology & Cardiology, call the subspecialist on call to notify them of the patient's ED visit
**[[Harbor:PED psych patients|Psychiatric patients]]


==Patient Disposition==
==Patient Disposition==

Revision as of 22:03, 21 April 2017

See Adult ED for the main adult Harbor page.

Background

This is the main page for Harbor-UCLA Pediatric ED.

General Administrative

Managing your Patient

Ordering

  • Use the Peds ED tab on Cerner Place Orders for PED quick orders
    • For medication orders
      • Remember that pediatric medications are often dosed on a per kg basis
      • Cerner does not automatically stop at a maximum dose, so check that you are not ordering more than an adult dose
    • Separate Saline Lock order is not needed if you are ordering an IV medication or IV bolus
      • If you are ordering a blood draw and want an IV also, must separately order saline lock
  • Ordering a Formal Ultrasound
  • Ultrasound approval list
  • Ordering a CT
  • Ordering Blood Products
  • Ordering antibiotics

Documenting

Procedures

Finding Things

Special patient types

  • For patients followed in a pediatric subspecialty clinic, particularly Hematology-Oncology & Cardiology, call the subspecialist on call to notify them of the patient's ED visit

Patient Disposition

Discharging a Patient

Admitting a patient

Other

Disaster

See Also