Explore This Issue
ACEP Now: Vol 41 – No 12 – December 2022This “Quincy card” was handed out to patients who met the dog in Cleveland, Ohio.
Still not convinced of the power of therapy dogs? Check out “Murphy Mondays,” a 2018 children’s book written by the spaniel’s handler, Jane Smith, in which she describes their Monday visits to the ED at Royal University Hospital.3 As Smith explains, “In every ED we visit, the staff lights up. So many patients, doctors, nurses, and staff tell me Murphy has made their day.”
Maura Kelly, a health writer, is a special contributor to Annals of Emergency Medicine.
References
- Carey B, Dell CA, Stempien J, et al. Outcomes of a controlled trial with visiting therapy dog teams on pain in adults in an emergency department. PLOS One. 17(3): e0262599. Doi:10.1371/journal. pone.0262599.
- Nahm N, Lubin J, Lubin J, et al. Therapy dogs in the emergency department. West J Emerg Med. 2012;13(4):363-5. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2011.5.6574.
- Smith, J. Murphy Mondays: The First St. John Ambulance Therapy Dog in a Canadian emergency Room. Regina, SK: DriverWorks Ink: 2018. https://www.skbooks.com/bookstore/Murphy-Mondays-The-First-St-John-Ambulance-Therapy-Dog-ina-Canadian-Emergency-Room-p119867717. Accessed September 14, 2022.
Pages: 1 2 3 | Single Page
One Response to “Patients’ Best Friends: Therapy Dogs in the Emergency Department”
December 15, 2022
Mary Jo WarrenHow do you find a pet therapy volunteer program in Tacoma WA