More Children’s Lives Will Be Saved as Utah Partners with Handtevy for All EMS Agencies in the State
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The State of Utah has chosen Handtevy to outfit all of their EMS units with the Handtevy resuscitation system of lifesaving tools. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (PRWEB) April 08, 2021 Handtevy, the nation’s leader in pediatric emergency technology, has partnered with the Utah Emergency Services for Children’s program to provide their groundbreaking Handtevy resuscitation system to all Emergency Medical Services (EMS) agencies in the state.
Utah will ensure consistent pediatric emergency care at the highest levels of excellence. The rollout will be paired with Handtevy’s education courses to get the most out of the system and update EMS agencies on the latest in lifesaving techniques. These courses have undergone lengthy review by the Utah Department of Health and are much sought after nationally.
Study shows rates of prolonged visits for pediatric mental health ED visits increased over a decade
Rates of prolonged visits for pediatric mental health emergency department (ED) visits increased over a decade, in contrast to non-mental health visits for which visit times remained stable, according to a study published in the journal
Pediatrics.
From 2005-2015, rates of ED visits lasting over six hours for children presenting for mental health issues jumped from 16 percent to nearly 25 percent, while rates of visits lasting over 12 hours increased from 5 percent to nearly 13 percent.
The trend of increasingly long ED visits for pediatric mental health problems likely represents worsening access to essential mental health services. This is concerning, especially since during the COVID-19 pandemic we are seeing substantially more children coming to the ED for mental health reasons.
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