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.
Dr. JR Pickett examines the difference between a thoracic aortic dissection and an abdominal aortic aneurysm
Drs. Dorsett, Jarvis and Escajeda join the Pediatric EMS Podcast crossover episode to discuss pain management
The key is to remember that kids get sick differently than adults and that physical findings may be more subtle
Thirty-nine children in the U.S. have died of vehicular heatstroke this year, according to the advocacy group KidsAndCars.org
The pediatric population requires appropriate training and is dependent on a standardized system-based approach
The EMT said he found the child lifeless with injuries across his entire body
Jacob O’Connor, 10, rescued his 2-year-old brother from their swimming pool after spotting him face down in the water
Officers and paramedics were called to a home for a baby not moving and in need of medical attention
Instead of only loading a patient from the back, a second patient can be loaded from the side
Officials said the injured boy’s 4-year-old brother wanted to go to Chuck E. Cheese and got a hold of the car keys
Police say officers and paramedics were called to a home for a baby not moving and in need of medical attention
The child was holding onto the floating woman when a police and fire rescue team in a boat reached them
Hospitals with enhanced capabilities to treat trauma, cardiac care, pediatrics, burns and more are providing specialized care and changing transport algorithms
Emergency and fire crews searched the shoreline and found the body about 10 feet from shore and 10 feet under water
The $40,000 grant was awarded to help fight the area’s drug abuse epidemic with substance abuse curricula
The paramedics pushed the child with cardiac problems on a gurney for two blocks to the hospital
The mother made a frantic 911 call, telling the dispatcher her daughter was dead when asked to perform CPR
City councilman Rafael Salamanca will introduce a bill that requires schools to carry naloxone kits
The twins’ father, a first responder, said they were limp and “blue as a pair of blue jeans” when he began CPR
Brett Harshbarger said he was making his rounds at the park when he heard shouting
The agency, which is under fire for not notifying police of the incident, said they rapidly transported the child to a hospital, as is the protocol
Emergency responders attempted CPR on the child, who was pronounced dead at a local clinic
Daisha Clark attempted to stop her cousin from bringing Levi Hoyt, 1, to the hospital, saying he “had only bitten a bottle of bug spray”
Police said it took days for them to be notified that a girl drowned in a private pool
The kits are designed to limit blood loss and were created after Jacob Hall, 6, died in a school shooting
The man called 911 after finding his son on a bed not breathing; the baby was pronounced dead at a hospital
The overdose death rate rose to 3.7 per 100,000 teens in 2015, from 3.1 the previous year
The woman briefly lost consciousness; she had two children in a stroller and one in a carrier
Vincent Weiner was found dead in his bedroom after actively taking the drugs
Vince Tropea and off-duty Sgt. Sean O’Hare gave the boy CPR after finding him unconscious in a pool
A paramedic crew helped deliver baby Brooklyn just a few yards from her front door
Florida Department of Children and Families Secretary Mike Carroll said Little Miracle Academy will remain closed until it is determined safe to return
The team was finishing a 10-mile canoe trip when they came across the elderly couple in distress
