Dr. Jeff Louie

Yeah. Obviously, any kid who has an intracranial bleed or a skull fracture, we're always talking to the child abuse team to see how should we manage these kids.

Yeah. Obviously, any kid who has an intracranial bleed or a skull fracture, we're always talking to the child abuse team to see how should we manage these kids.

So we, we always screen kids who have mental health conditions who are being evaluated for their mental health. And I would say a majority of those kids will test positive for, usually it's going to be marijuana. Sometimes it's amphetamines. Yeah. And then we'll see kids who are actually going through withdrawals from benzos or, or fentanyl and other narcotics.

So we, we always screen kids who have mental health conditions who are being evaluated for their mental health. And I would say a majority of those kids will test positive for, usually it's going to be marijuana. Sometimes it's amphetamines. Yeah. And then we'll see kids who are actually going through withdrawals from benzos or, or fentanyl and other narcotics.

Um, firearms. Yeah. Um, it, it is, it is a problem that we're, you know, that we, we occasionally will see those kids in our emergency department, but our level of trauma status is level three. So if you got hit by a bullet, you're going to end up at probably Hennepin County. Okay. Um, but we do, we will see GSWs that walk into our door. Um,

Um, firearms. Yeah. Um, it, it is, it is a problem that we're, you know, that we, we occasionally will see those kids in our emergency department, but our level of trauma status is level three. So if you got hit by a bullet, you're going to end up at probably Hennepin County. Okay. Um, but we do, we will see GSWs that walk into our door. Um,

And it's funny because a lot of times they're actually, you know, they're older, they're adults who walk in our door with gunshot wounds. But for kids, it's, you know, we actually looked at our data throughout the mHealth system not too long ago, just in kids in general who were involved with some kind of gunshot wound.

And it's funny because a lot of times they're actually, you know, they're older, they're adults who walk in our door with gunshot wounds. But for kids, it's, you know, we actually looked at our data throughout the mHealth system not too long ago, just in kids in general who were involved with some kind of gunshot wound.

And again, the mHealth system are level three trauma centers, but I think we did a five-year review and I think there are about 30 kids.

And again, the mHealth system are level three trauma centers, but I think we did a five-year review and I think there are about 30 kids.

But these were probably kids who were not seriously injured. Yeah, but still a firearm injury nonetheless.

But these were probably kids who were not seriously injured. Yeah, but still a firearm injury nonetheless.

Regardless of their insurance status, ethnicity, we will always see kids who walk in our door.

Regardless of their insurance status, ethnicity, we will always see kids who walk in our door.

Care is needed. And we'll figure out all the logistics later. We do figure it out later. And if they have to admit it with no insurance, we still admit them to the hospital.

Care is needed. And we'll figure out all the logistics later. We do figure it out later. And if they have to admit it with no insurance, we still admit them to the hospital.

Robert, thoughts?

Robert, thoughts?

Yeah, I think parents need to know and families need to know and kids need to know that their expectations when they present to the emergency department with mental health crisis is that we will always take care of their kids the best of our ability to keep them safe. But because of limitation of space,

Yeah, I think parents need to know and families need to know and kids need to know that their expectations when they present to the emergency department with mental health crisis is that we will always take care of their kids the best of our ability to keep them safe. But because of limitation of space,