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.
Obstetrics studies reveal best practices in newborn suctioning, umbilical cord clamping
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Educator finds new purpose helping to mold students at historic, cost-free, private residential school in Hershey, Pa.
A new version is tailored for EMS, and enhanced guidance will improve burn care
A couple with a drug-use history have been charged in the death of their 10-month-old child, who authorities said died after ingesting a derivative of fentanyl
A panel of speakers shared their stories with middle and high school students about life-and-death reality of opioid addiction
Paramedic Alex Villanueva and his team reunited with Krystal Daniels when she arrived at the Springfield Township Fire Department to thank them for helping her in 2015
Officer Gregory Palomo responded to a call about a woman screaming for help and found that she had just given birth to a newborn who wasn’t breathing
During National Adoption Month, AMR reminded the public that its Florida stations and ambulances will receive unharmed newborns
Kevin DeAngelo and Marcia Sher-Kalter said their CPR first aid certification and lifeguard training helped them respond quickly
Splendora ISD Police Chief Rex Evans was on routine patrol, driving from school to school when a panicked family flagged him down at a traffic light
Researchers said gunshot wounds among children and teens account for $270 million in hospital costs each year
The Shawnee Mission School Board approved an agreement this week with Johnson County Emergency Services to stock naloxone at district schools
EMTs gathered with children grades kindergarten to fifth grade to explain what they do, teach them how to perform CPR and give an inside look at their job
A spike in the number of children with a rare neurological disease that causes polio-like symptoms has officials scrambling to understand the illness
The AMR ambulance will serve as a simulation lab for the Academy of Health Services at Lanier High School
By the time Deputy Jon Vosburgh arrived on the scene, the 4 year old was about 60 yards out and struggling to swim in Lake Ontario
Fire Chief Tommy Mayville told officers firefighters were on their way, but after several minutes, officers tried to contact him and got no response
Firefighters, EMS providers and police officers made a big show when arriving at 8-year-old Jenciel Filero’s home to give him a bike after his was destroyed
Body camera footage shows Temple Police Department Officers David Yates and Lt. James Hollowood performing CPR on the boy before paramedics arrived
“Statistics show that if someone does something, more people survive,” Youth Officer Tom Paige said in describing the deficiencies of the old plan
Participants in Health Occupation Day learned several skills, such as how to safely remove a patient from a vehicle and stabilize their spinal cord
Learn how infants who were exposed to opioids present while suffering from withdrawal
ePCR data from more than 1,000 EMS agencies filtered to understand frequency and type of football players injuries
Dispatcher Chris Clow helped the child figure out a difficult division problem after answering the call
LifeNet Flight Paramedic Bob King created “Hannah’s Light,” in honor of a 7-year-old girl who was hit by a bus outside her home
Jasmin Flores was prompted to hold a community training session in CPR after realizing other bystanders of a crash wanted to help but did not know CPR
The $18.75 million lawsuit contends the Department of Human Services and the baby’s pediatrician failed to protect him and prevent him from dying
Newberry County Sheriff Lee Foster said when someone hits the button, it alerts police, paramedics, firefighters, school administrators and calls 911
Britni Wihebrink, 28, had been drinking before her 2-year-old was found “very hot and stiff” on the rear floorboard of her car
District Chief Steve Dunbar said a man approached paramedics and gave them the baby, who was so young he still had his umbilical cord attached
When Sasha Pchelenkov, 8, saw his mother trying to get a large dog off of his 2-year-old brother, Misha Moore, he immediately jumped into action
The suit alleging that a number of opioid manufacturers are responsible for the medical needs of babies exposed to opioids before birth
Reyna Martinez stood outside her home and screamed for someone to help her when her 1-year-old son began choking on Cheerios
