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.
The EMS crew was about to administer epinephrine, “only they hadn’t noticed what I had; the patient’s heart rate was 268”
Consider adding these often-encountered patients to your EMT or paramedic class’s patient assessment drills or high-fidelity patient simulations
Books
Next time you select a book for your child, consider these EMS-themed reads
The firefighters were terminated after they were caught on camera and by a witness fighting each other on duty
The STARS program creates emergency care plans for children with advanced medical needs, and then works with first responders to provide specialized training in case an emergency occurs
Authorities say a jetliner making an emergency return dropped the fuel over two elementary schools and one high school
HALO-Flight paramedics dislodged a marble from the boy’s throat on Christmas Day
A helicopter and ambulances from multiple departments responded after the crash involving a school bus, FedEx truck and 18-wheeler
American Medical Response distributed toys to DeKalb County children’s hospitals on Christmas Day
The baby’s parents thanked Honolulu 911 Dispatcher and Paramedic Emily Zuckernick for talking them through the birth
Huntsville Emergency Medical Services delivered presents to the local YMCA Child Development Center in a decorated rig
Fire and EMS personnel collected gift cards and Christmas presents for the family, and are helping them move into a new house
A police detective was motivated to create the “Carter Kits” by his son, who is on the autism spectrum
EMT Madison Calhoun, 18, saw a car on fire in her rear-view mirror and stopped to direct two people out of the vehicle
Top episodes from Inside EMS, The MCHD Paramedic Podcast and The Medic Mindset Podcast tackle degree requirements, clinical excellence and EMS safety concerns
The new apparatus can carry up to two babies at once and will replace an 11-year-old NICU ambulance
Firefighters, EMS providers and police are working with an Ohio county children’s services department to donate bicycles for Christmas
Officials believe a gas leak may have caused carbon monoxide poisoning at the facility
The Buckle Up for Life Safety Lab will travel around Austin and serve as an interactive training center for families
Nick Hutton, a sixth-grader, called 911 when he noticed his great-grandmother had slurred speech and a drooping face
Officials hope to eventually provide training to middle and high school students so they can familiarize themselves with the kits
The helicopters enable emergency medical transport, still and swift water rescue, search and rescue, high angle rescue and fire suppression/aerial reconnaissance for Travis County, Texas
In a 911 call, the suspect’s oldest child is heard sobbing while trying to give dispatchers the location of the minivan
Officer Scott Valdez, who brought the boy a Happy Meal, offered some advice on when to call in an emergency
Officials said no ambulances were available due to an influx of calls around the same time as the toddler’s drowning
Paramedics will pick up and transport Jimmy to a shopping mall, where he will participate in the 13th annual Safe Street Trick-or-Treat
The 18-month-old was not breathing and unresponsive after choking on a goldfish cracker
A lighting system inside the rig shows stars and fireworks on the ceiling to provide a distraction
Responders credited the 6-year-old boy’s father for using his belt to make a tourniquet around his son’s injured leg
Spence Elementary School student pepper sprayed 15 students while they were riding on a school bus full with 50 passengers
A student allegedly brought marshmallow marijuana edibles to school and distributed them to fellow students
The driver of the ambulance swerved to miss the child, but he was hit in the head by the side mirror of the vehicle
