Harbor:Consultation of subspecialists (peds)

For pediatric patients (< 21 years old)

• Pediatric medical subspecialists are consulted:
  • MedHub Harbor call schedule (link from PEMsource.org Harbor only page), choose Pediatrics
    • A specific consultant (usually attending) is on call, MUST check MedHub call schedule
    • If no answer, may call Hospital operator at "0" and ask for the attending to be called at home
  • Peds Department Pagers also posted in PED docbox and linked on PEMsource.org Harbor only page

For surgical subspecialties (eg Ortho, ENT, Ophtho, Neurosurg, Plastics, Derm, Urology, OMFS)

• Use the on-call schedule as for adult patients except for general surgery
• General surgery patients
  • Monday-Friday 6am to 6pm, consult resident on Pediatric surgery pager 6105
    • Patient will be staffed by pediatric surgery attending (may request assistance from ACS/trauma team for 13yo+)
  • Monday-Friday 6pm to 6am and weekends & holidays, consult Trauma surgery pager 4291
    • Index pediatric surgery cases & existing pediatric surgery patients will be staffed by pediatric surgery attending
    • Other cases will be staffed by the ACS/Trauma attending
    • ACS/Trauma attending may request assistance from pediatric surgery attending for patients admitted to Peds floor or PICU
  • Appendicitis cases, discuss with CODA resident pager 0925, please also page the regular trauma pager

For Psychiatry

• Mon-Fri 8am-4pm call the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry fellow
  • MedHub Harbor call schedule (link from PEMsource.org Harbor only page), choose Psychiatry → Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• After hours and on weekends and holidays, call Psych ED for Psychiatry resident on call x3144

Authors

Kelly Young, Hemang Acharya, Ross Donaldson, Michael Holtz