Child life services can provide competitive edge.
Adding child life services to your ED can yield big dividends in patient compliance and satisfaction. Distraction techniques often can eliminate the need for pharmacological intervention in pain management. The ED manager should supervise the specialist, but flexibility should be allowed to enable emotional triage. Salary can be justified if 15,000 to 20,000 pediatric patients are seen annually.
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