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.
Conquer stressful calls, identify treatment challenges and pitfalls, and use technology to its best potential to save lives this summer and beyond
Practical takeaways from the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade shooting for initial treatment and safe transportation
Drs. Tracy Coffey and Ashley Huff discuss geographic inequities and extraordinarily long transports
After discovering two young girls were dead, first responders attempting to treat the father were frightened by his demeanor and conversation
A little boy called 911 on a deactivated cell phone to ask for someone to bring him lunch from the golden arches
Since legalizing and selling marijuana last November, state emergency rooms have seen dozens of children who have ingested edibles
Patricia Ebinger’s “calm, professional and life-preserving services” saved the child, who suffered near-fatal injuries in the January attack
Levi Dalton was returning home and found his neighbor carrying his lifeless infant from his home after calling 911
A Harrisburg Fire Department crew stepped in to watch two boys after it was determined their parents needed to be transported to the hospital
Turn real-life situations into realistic practice scenarios by placing pediatric manikins where you’re likely to encounter them, not just the classroom table
The Sandtown Middle School students were taken to the hospital after feeling “nauseated and disoriented,” officials said
The newborn, believed to be between one and three days old, was rescued in a four-hour operation
Air Methods flight nurse Michelle Humphrey and paramedic Mark Hopping praised Emma, 9, and Josh, 7, for keeping their cool and responding quickly when it counted
Harness a passion for care to identify improvement opportunities in clinical specialty areas and propose change
Lafayette dispatcher Antonia Bundy helped the boy with fractions after he said he had a “really bad day” because he had “tons of homework”
Under the Handle with Care program, EMS providers or police can alert the school system when a child witnesses a traumatic event
Pasco Fire Department PIO Ben Shearer said he hopes to eventually see a ‘Stop the Bleed’ kit in every classroom, as well as in public places in the community
Officers Austin Battcher, Ben Norris and Jesse Bratcher gave 6-week-old Avery CPR after her parents called 911
The responders threw the boy a rescue disc on a rope, which was used to pull him to the surface of the icy pond and hoist him onto dry land
Christopher Hartley was arrested on a child-neglect charge after an 11-month-old ingested his heroin and Xanax pills
Officials urged parents to teach children not to play with disconnected phones after dispatchers received more than 30 calls in 30 minutes
The new curriculum, which will be rolled out in 2020, requires all children to learn how to administer CPR, why defibrillators are used and other skills
Nearly 50,000 drug-exposed infants have been born in California since 2000
The close call occurred on Christmas Day when a mother said her child walked into the family pool after slipping out of the back door
NYPD Officers Wendell Dias and Crystal Barbosa were patrolling just a few blocks away when the call came in about a 9-month-old girl who was choking
Firefighters, EMS providers and police officers surprised the Pierro family with gifts and well wishes a month after 6-year-old Kierra underwent cardiac arrest
Counseling provides a welcoming space for children to discuss worries and share experiences unique to being in a first responder family
Xavier, 7, received a new bike as a reward for when he called 911 and calmly reported his mother was “on the floor unresponsive”
Anastasia and Daniel Skinner named their baby after Mickey Huber, who responded to Anastasia’s call when she went into labor while trying to rescue her mom’s pets
After a crash left their mother dead and their father and sister hospitalized, five kids were given a Christmas surprise by the St. Louis Fire Department
Police said Jonathon Zicarelli entered the Greenwood Police Department and told authorities that he’d killed his 6-month-old daughter by leaving her in a pond
The license will grant Children’s Minnesota the ability to operate a new quad-cab ambulance for transporting patients between hospitals across Minnesota
Officials said Joshua Patterson, 21, found the 15-year-old patient on Snapchat and sent her sexually explicit photos of himself