UNC PEM Clinical Pathways
Here you will find clinical pathways and important documents to help you take care of sick and injured children using a standardized and evidence-based approach. Pathway list starts with ABCs then alphabetical from there. Click + to expand section. See link in header above to view pathways as one long list (you can Ctrl + F to search from that list).
Other important PED & Children’s Urgent Care resources can be found in the header above. For questions please email: daniel.park@unc.edu
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Pediatric Cardiac Arrest Algorithm (PALS)
Pediatric Post Cardiac Arrest Pathway
Pediatric Intubation Kit Contents
Pediatric Code Drug Sheet (Printed version on Code Cart)
Standard Concentrations of PICU Drug Infusions
BRUE (Brief Resolved Unexplained Event)
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Algorithm 8th Ed
Sepsis (UNC Pediatric Sepsis Pathway)
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BSA Completion (New Process Nov 2024)
COWS Score for Opiate Withdrawal
How to Add ASQ and BSA Columns to the Track Board
How to Create a Procedure Panel for Behavioral Health Orders
Involuntary Commitment (IVC) Paperwork
Involuntary Commitment (IVC) Tutorial
Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Clinics in the Area
Orders for all Pediatric Behavioral Health Patients
Outpatient Behavioral Health Resources for Patients and Families
Patient Flow for Pediatric & Adult Behavioral Health Patients
Restraint Order, Face-to-Face Assessment, & Documentation for PEM Attendings
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Adolescent Female Genitourinary Swab Tip Sheet
Best Practices for Duration of Antimicrobial Therapy for Common Infections
COVID-19: Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MISC)
COVID-19: Children’s COVID-19 Guidelines
COVID-19: Pediatric Acute COVID-19 Quick Management Guide
Empiric Acyclovir in Febrile/Hypothermic Infants
Empiric Antibiotics for Patients Discharged from the Emergency Department or Urgent Care
Empiric Antibiotics for Pediatric Patients Admitted to UNC Children’s Hospital
Febrile Neonate/Infant Pathway
Tip Sheet for Using the ED Pediatric Febrile Neonate Order Set
Tip Sheet for Using the Febrile Infant Smart Tool (.febrileinfantool)
Febrile Neonate/Infant Shared Decision-Making Tool for Lumbar Puncture (English)
Febrile Neonate/Infant Shared Decision-Making Tool for Lumbar Puncture (Spanish)
HIV Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP): Pediatric Guideline
Male Genitourinary Swab Tip Sheet
Musculoskeletal Infection Pathway
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Pediatric Code Drug Sheet (Printed version on Code Cart)
Comfort Sedation for the Actively Dying Pediatric Patient Outside of the Intensive Care Unit
Heparin Nomogram Order Entry Tips
Ketamine in the PED (Infographic)
Ketamine (Low-Dose) for Analgesia Guideline
Medication Reconciliation of Home Medications Workflow
Picking the Nose for Sedation In the Pediatric ED (Intranasal medication infographic)
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Ketamine (Low-Dose) for Analgesia Guideline
Picking the Nose for Sedation in the Pediatric ED (Intranasal medication infographic)
Nitrous Oxide in the PED Pathway
Nitrous Oxide in the PED Powerpoint
Nitrous Oxide for Pediatric Sedation Policy (Policy Stat)
PED Procedural Sedation Selection Criteria
Precedex (Dexmedetomidine) Policy
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Aspen Cervical Collar Sizing Guide
Beacon (Child Maltreatment)
Physical Abuse/Neglect Guide (April 2024; REDUCED COVERAGE)
Nutritional Neglect/FTT & Medical Neglect Guide
Non-accidental Trauma (NAT; Archived April 2024 until fully staffed)
Mild Head Injury Imaging Guidelines (includes trauma rapid MRI)
PECARN Pediatric Head Trauma CT Decision Guide (<2 yo)
PECARN Pediatric Head Trauma CT Decision Guide (>2 yo)
Submersion Injury (Drowning) Pathway
Trauma Activation Criteria (Version April 2024)
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