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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Remember 2 Things: Pediatric drug administration
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In this episode of Remember Two Things, Steve Whitehead offers tips to preventing pediatric drug miscalculation errors while attending to to your smallest patients.
Remember 2 Things: Pediatric assessment questions
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In this episode of Remember 2 Things, Steve Whitehead discusses the different ways providers approach patient assessment questions when responding to a pediatric case. He offers two variations to the subjective inquiries asked of adult patients that provide a better medical picture of the child.
What to know about pediatric trauma
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Children present with different signs and symptoms compared to adults.
Check and recheck ETT placement: Do it for Drew
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The family of a teen who died after an esophageal intubation has started the 'Do It For Drew' foundation to prevent another tragic death
Treating pediatric patients with ketamine for pain
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Dr. Antevy discusses the best option for ketamine administration when being used for pain.
Replacing a pediatric tracheostomy tube
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Augusta University medical professional demonstrate how to replace a pediatric tracheostomy tube.
Progressive Paramedicine: 3 reasons to never stop learning
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Pediatric dextrose administration tips and tricks
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Things you may not have known about Pediatric Dextrose administration?
How to use an inhaler
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Basic information, cleaning instructions and tips for three of the most common types inhalers are explained in this video.
Remember 2 Things: Children with complex special needs
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Steve Whitehead, host of Remember 2 Things, discusses how EMS providers should manage a special needs pediatric patient and gives tips on how to lower your stress level on these calls.
5 ways paramedics can use a 3-way stopcock
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Dr. Peter Antevy demonstrates five uses for a 3-way stop, a valuable device which has many uses for providing care to critical pediatric patients.
Rhyming pediatric CPR instruction video goes viral
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St John Ambulance released the video to instruct families on how to perform CPR on their baby in case of emergency.
3 steps to improve pediatric cardiac arrest outcomes
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The three steps involve refocusing on a different part of the pediatric cardiac arrest timeline, to have better out-of-hospital cardiac arrest outcomes.
What Would You Do? Baby who turned blue is now fine
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In this episode, our experts discuss the condition known as an apparent life-threatening event (or an ALTE) and offer advice how to best handle an ALTE, even if the baby is no longer presenting symptoms that caused the 911 call.

Dr. Tan describes the patient presenting symptoms and why it is important to transport an infant that has experienced an ALTE.

Learn more about ALTEs in this scenario and solution article.
Therapeutic hypothermia for pediatric patients
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Dr. Peter Antevy reviews the current research and AHA CPR guidelines for application of therapeutic hypothermia, or targeted temperature management, for children.
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