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.
A future EMT’s submission to the NPR student podcast challenge seeks to educate the public about lights and siren use
Ensuring equitable treatment for all communities begins with understanding how unintentional racism can produce racist outcomes in EMS
Gordon Graham recommends responders be vigilant and on the lookout for kids left in hot vehicles during warmer months
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
The two-week camp for high schoolers will teach them about bleeding control, airway management, rescue techniques and mass casualty response
Make information sharing a part of your mass casualty incident protocols, especially in incidents involving children or unknown illness
Officials in Highlands County say 33 kids and three adults from the Clover Leaf 4-H camp in Lake Placid began feeling nauseous and were rushed to the hospital
Jamie Sprout, who has a mitochondrial disorder, was surprised with a first responder-themed birthday and visitors from several public safety agencies
Henley Wilder said an off-duty EMT jumped into action to save her 2-year-old daughter after witnessing a car crash
During a six-hour class Thursday, the Calhoun County School System nurses heard from medical professionals about the best wound-care techniques to use
Halifax District Royal Canadian Mounted Police used the incident to remind parents to teach their children about when to call 911
Jenny Thomas, 8, was given a certificate by the Welsh Ambulance Service after leaving water bottles and candies for an EMS crew while they were away
The new trauma kits, which are tested on Afghanistan battlefields, include tourniquets, hyfin vents that can be applied to a chest wound and medicated gauze
Julie Booth keeps a closet stocked with children’s clothing after repeatedly seeing children get discharged with nothing to wear home
