Pediatric Care
Prepare for the unique and often difficult challenges of pediatric patient assessment and treatment with our collection of expert-written columns, original video and news.
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The woman left her 1-year-old daughter in a hot car while she got her hair done at a salon
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Joshua Salovich told police he beat the 3-year-old girl because “this was a tough world and she had to be tough if she wanted to survive”
Attorney Sheila Hiestand said use of an AED was delayed due to it being previously removed from the training room
Preliminary toxicology tests show Alton Banks had fentanyl in his system when he collapsed and died at his home
Some search and rescue team members were already near the swimming hole after getting a call to help someone who had suffered a bad allergic reaction
Officers found the child in the car and began giving him CPR, but he died a short time after arriving at the hospital
The boy was alert and crying when responders took him to the hospital
9-year-old son was inside an SUV when someone inside a car pulled up and shot the boy and a 31-year-old man
Public health officials say America is living through the worst drug crisis in its history — and children across the country suffer the repercussions
First Assistant District Attorney Holly Sloma said Dillon Hossbach had not yet fully accepted responsibility and had a “self-centered” attitude toward the crime
Marcus Weekly, 13, was playing with a beach ball with his friends when his friend’s sister spotted a child in the water
“It seems like every week we are having the same conversation about kids who have symptoms of opiate exposure,”pediatrician Kelly Liker said
Deputies attempted lifesaving efforts until EMS arrived
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Two surviving children showed signs of neglect, malnutrition and possible abuse, with visible bruising and cuts
The paramedics’ quick actions saved the life of the 2-year-old when he choked on his food at a daycare
The 10-month-old was in the hospital with detached retinas, brain bleeds and bruising on her back
Noah Inman was playing basketball when he suddenly fell to the ground
Police said the boy ran to a neighbor’s house to call 911 after finding the women lying unconscious
The temperature-monitoring device would alert parents by phone or text
Investigators said she was unresponsive when police and paramedics arrived but was revived with a dose of naloxone
Authorities said the child was submerged in “murky, opaque” water for an unknown amount of time
A family member wasn’t aware the 7-week-old’s mother had placed the baby in a car seat after church
The 11-month-old was conscious and alert when flown to a hospital
A motive wasn’t immediately known and the children’s ages weren’t immediately available
A new law requires all public schools to begin stocking the drug and training staff on how to administer it
Mohamad and Fadma Boudriss say staffers at the Knoebels Amusement Resort in Elysburg responded slowly last July when their son Yassin was discovered floating in the Crystal Pool’s shallow end
Police Sgt. Dan Flaherty said the boy held onto the screen and landed in a bush, which cushioned his fall
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