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Emergency Care For Youth Who Experience Suicidality And Identify As Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer/Questioning (Lgbtq+): An Interpretive Phenomenology, Theresa Schultz Aug 2022

Emergency Care For Youth Who Experience Suicidality And Identify As Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer/Questioning (Lgbtq+): An Interpretive Phenomenology, Theresa Schultz

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Purpose: Suicide is a leading cause of death in children; youth who identify as LGBTQ+ are at an exponentially higher risk of suicide. The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experiences of young adults who identify as LGBTQ+ and sought emergency care for suicidality when they were adolescents.

Methods: Heideggerian hermeneutics phenomenology is the research method used in this study. Youth, ages 18-25 years, who identify as LGBTQ+ and sought emergency treatment for suicidality when they were adolescents (13-17 years) were recruited to participate;fifteen youth enrolled. Individuals ranged in age from 20 to 25 years. Participants described …


Hypothermic Patient Warming In A Pediatric Emergency Department, Daniel Bileth Jan 2022

Hypothermic Patient Warming In A Pediatric Emergency Department, Daniel Bileth

West Chester University Doctoral Projects

Hypothermia has been associated with increased morbidity and mortality in adults and increased mortality in children. Unplanned hypothermia increases adverse outcomes in patients, including increased blood loss, increased risk for blood transfusion, decreased oxygenation to major organs, and decreased immune response (Beedle et al., 2017; Brozanski et al., 2020; Erdoğan et al., 2019; Granum et al., 2019). Collaboration with Emergency Department (ED) physician leadership, clinical educators, and trauma leadership determined the need for a formal warming procedure. The purpose of this project was to implement a clinical warming algorithm for pediatric patients within the ED who had a temperature of …