Three influential groups of pediatricians and emergency medicine providers are pleading for more support and resources as the number of children and teenagers with mental health concerns overwhelm emergency departments nationwide. “The scope of this problem is really great,” said Dr. Mohsen Saidinejad, a professor of emergency medicine and pediatrics at the David Geffen School… Continue reading Emergency room doctors beg for help treating children with mental health illnesses
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Emergency doctor describes treating victims in shelters
Within two hours of having learned about the explosive wildfires in Maui, Dr. Reza Danesh had stocked his mobile medical clinic with antibiotics, food and water. He set out for Lahaina, a community now almost entirely devastated by the flames. Danesh said he spent 14 hours Wednesday driving people to evacuation shelters, treating them in… Continue reading Emergency doctor describes treating victims in shelters