HAMR Time Podcast Episode 7: Child Life in the ED

Kayley Noterman joins the HAMR Time Podcast to discuss the role of Child Life Specialist in the Emergency Department, highlighting some of the specialty resources that we have in the Emergency Department for pediatric patients.

Presenter

Kayley Noterman
Child Life Specialist
Child Life Program
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

1. Describe the role of the Child Life Specialist in the Emergency Department.
2. Identify other resources that are available to staff while taking care of pediatric patients in the Emergency Department.
3. Discuss situations where a Child Life Specialist would be helpful.

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Bibliographic Material

• Child Life Program. Dartmouth Health Children's. https://childrens.dartmouth-health.org/child-life 

• Rosenblatt, A., Pederson, R., Davis-Sandfoss, T., Irwin, L., Mitsos, R., & Manworren, R. (2024). Child life specialist services, practice, and utilization across health care: a scoping review. JBI evidence synthesis, 22(7), 1303 1328. https://doi.org/10.11124/JBIES-23-00025

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