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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Behavioral Health Workflow documents
Patient Flow for Pediatric & Adult Behavioral Health Patients
Orders for all Pediatric Behavioral Health Patients
How to Create a Procedure Panel for Behavioral Health Orders
Involuntary Commitment (IVC) Paperwork
Involuntary Commitment (IVC) Tutorial
How to Add ASQ and BSA Columns to the Track Board
Outpatient Behavioral Health Resources for Patients and Families
Restraint Order, Face-to-Face Assessment, & Documentation for PEM Attendings
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Antiobiogram
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)
Male Genitourinary Swab Tip Sheet
Musculoskeletal Infection Pathway
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Against Medical Advice (AMA) Paperwork
CPS Reporting Cheat Sheets
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Picking the Nose for Sedation in the Pediatric ED (Intranasal medication infographic)
Nitrous Oxide in the PED Pathway
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)
Trauma Activation Criteria (Version April 2024)
Trauma Huddle and Time Out Diagram
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