Emily Carlton

PICU Child Life Specialist | Johns Hopkins Children’s Center | ECU Alumni

[Emily Carlton @EmilyG_Carlton]

@CarrieCCLS @siddante @TEkhardt @PedsICU_tweets @PedsGeekMD I second this! Whatever it takes!

[Sapna Kudchadkar, MD, PhD @SapnaKmd]

Even in #PedsICU unless truly an infant, don’t infantilize! Kids are usually savvier than we give them credit for & are always listening— talk to them when possible, not just their parents!

[CLOSLER @CLOSLER]

"By being creative, everyone can safely celebrate Halloween this year. Beyond your household, consider holding a neighborhood physically distanced costume parade." @jadecobern @HopkinsKids @HopkinsMedicine @CDCgov @AssocChildLife @childHealthUSA @AAPNews

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[Emily Carlton @EmilyG_Carlton]

Imagine not having part of your identity recognized. How does this connect to the phrase “I treat every child the same”? A question for child life as well as the pediatric medical community at large. #childlifehopkins75 @DeborahVilas @troychildlife @GenevieveLowry @bankstreetedu

[Caroline Potter @CarrieCCLS]

Ready for a day of learning with @DeborahVilas @GenevieveLowry and @troychildlife from @bankstreetedu in celebration of the 75th Anniversary of child life at Johns Hopkins. #childlifehopkins75

[Sapna Kudchadkar, MD, PhD @SapnaKmd]

We can't expect our patients to be awake and alert in the #ICU if we don't optimize their communication!

@YunChung8 & @HopkinsPICU #nurse manager unpack Augmentative & Assistive Communication in the #PedsICU @icurehab

@PICU_Up #iillnessdoesntmeanstillness

[Emily Carlton @EmilyG_Carlton]

Important considerations for AAC in the #PedsICU Expert advice: DO NOT depend on blinking! #ICURehab

[Sapna Kudchadkar, MD, PhD @SapnaKmd]

The “G” in the ABCDEFG bundle is....

Good Sleep!

In awe of this beautiful graphic for patients & families created by incredibly talented @JohnsHopkins undergrad @irhft.

#icurehab #PedsICU #IllnessDoesntMeanStillness #sleep #delirium

[Emily Carlton @EmilyG_Carlton]

Health 3D team from @JohnsHopkins social innovation lab joined us at #childlife2019 to spread the word about their work on 3D-printed healthcare equipment for pediatric patient education, created specifically for use with toy people & puppets. An incredible tool for any #CCLS

[Emily Carlton @EmilyG_Carlton]

@PICU_Up discussed at #childlife2019 by @LurieChildrens CLS’s in “Keeping Play in the Forefront of Child Life Services in Critical Care Settings.” All ICU staff are partners in play, make necessary modifications to pts environment, offer adaptive play opps. #pedsicu #icurehab

[Emily Carlton @EmilyG_Carlton]

@PICU_Up being discussed by @LurieChildrens in “Keeping Play in the Forefront of Child Life Services in Critical Care Settings” at #ChildLife2019 Takeaways-engage the whole ICU team as partners in play, make environmental modifications, plan adaptive materials to enhance play.

[Emily Carlton @EmilyG_Carlton]

Important conversation at #ChildLife2019 Kids need us, the entire medical team to fix it and say sorry when medical errors happen. Kids understand mistakes happen-they’re called out for them often. #ACLP2019 #childlife #Pediatrics

[Emily Carlton @EmilyG_Carlton]

Kicking off #ACLP2019 with @BerylInstitute discussing the role of child life specialists in promoting the human experience in healthcare. One of many takeaways-sample size of the patient experience is n to one. #tocareishuman #childlife #patientexperience

[ACLP @AssocChildLife]

"Child Life Services frequently helps outside departments support children of adult patients, fulfilling as many requests as possible while still providing services in Johns Hopkins Children's Center." https://t.co/ItNUammS09 #childlife

[Sapna Kudchadkar, MD, PhD @SapnaKmd]

Awesome story about our very own @hopkinspicu #childlife specialists. Taking care of our own #PedsICU patients is what we do, but how can we help children of critically ill adult patients? Thank you @CarrieCCLS !
https://t.co/5F0w8n7bdV

[Johns Hopkins Children's Center @HopkinsKids]

With an innovation grant, our PFAC and Patient and Family Centered Care teams partnered to enhance the Children's and Family Resource Library to provide a quiet space for parents to use computer equipment and enjoy evening programing like yoga, meditation, chair massage and art.

[Emily Carlton @EmilyG_Carlton]

As a #pedsed & #pedsicu #ccls I’ve calmed kids rushing to surgery with gsws, caught parents falling to the floor after learning their children wouldn’t survive, provided emotional support to kids who played with a gun & accidentally shot another kid. #thisismylane #thisisourlane

[Sapna Kudchadkar, MD, PhD @SapnaKmd]

.@random1607 asks the question- “Do we want to discharge survivors or do we want to discharge people?”
#pettherapy #icurehab #pedsicu

[Sebastián González-Dambrauskas, MD 👨‍⚕️🏥🌎 @sgdambrauskas]

@DrKanaris @PICJournalWatch @SapnaKmd @pccm_doc @NWTStransport @jez_tong @Playfor @DrSeanBarnes @DeannaMarie208 @drnazimapathan The more I stay in the #PedsICU the more I realize the most important thing we HAVE to do (and usually forget) is gaining parents trust. The give us the most precious thing of their lives.

The first encounter is the most important one for that. In those moments you win/loose it