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
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
The 11 year old was playing in a flooded drainage ditch and got swept under the water
Police said the boy, who has autism, got into the ambulance while he was being evaluated and drove it down an embankment
Rosie’s Hugs began two years ago as a way to bring comfort to scared and sick children at two local emergency rooms
Glendale Fire Department paramedics responded to a call about a mother in labor and found that the umbilical cord was wrapped around the neck of the baby
A student-run nonprofit is pushing for a law that requires minors provide proof of CPR training before sitting for a driver’s license test
Max Velez, 4, is being hailed a hero after calling for help when his grandmother stopped breathing due to a case of pneumonia
The Department of Homeland Security is accepting applications for the School-Age Trauma Training grant
Jenna Newman created cards using the Picture Exchange Communication System that include images broken down into categories
Wall-mounted stations each contain eight bleeding control kits, giving each school 24 smaller sets of tools that can be used in the most serious of emergencies
Police said Curtis Collman II not only refused to call 911 to try and save his son, but threatened others who tried to call for help as the boy overdosed on meth
Officer Osvaldo Nunez immediately began performing CPR after Rebeca Alarcon ran outside of her home to find help for her daughter
The 29th annual South Central Minnesota Safety Camp, planned by first responders, teaches skills to children entering grades four through seven
New York State Trooper Matthew Colwell and firefighter Jessica Campet pulled the child from the deep end of the pool at the La Quinta Inn
Gladstone police, fire and EMS officials stopped by to sip some fresh lemonade after a man interrogated Jacob Martin, 8, for not having a permit
A photo of firefighter-paramedic Doug Higley sitting with a 3-year-old at the hospital while waiting for her parents to arrive has gone viral
Nature Coast EMS hopes the effort will decrease the growing number of newborn deaths in the county
The pediatric ambulance was transporting a patient in critical condition when a semi-truck sideswiped the rig
Gaston County EMS paramedic Susan Nalley met Ben Armstrong, 10, years later when he enrolled in the agency’s summer kids academy
Officials said the 13-year-old boy sometimes reported false emergencies, and just hung up in other calls
Police said Scott Sampson crashed into an ambulance that was being used for driver training while his 1-year-old son was with him in the vehicle
