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.
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American Ambulance Paramedic Mindy Fisher shares tips for these high-stress cases and a delivery story from the field
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Capt. Terry Welsh returned to police cars in front of his hotel after going for a run with his daughter; he knew something was wrong
The tornado flipped a mobile home, killing a mother and her 3-year-old daughter
The girl had no pulse and was not breathing when she was found, but she was revived
Employees at the Quality Inn & Suites called 911 after seeing six unresponsive children on the pool deck
The cause of the crash was not immediately known, but the road reportedly was icy when the incident occurred
Twenty students were on board the bus headed to a middle school when the crash occurred
The Department of Parks and Recreation chose six parks in each borough to place AEDs
A police report said the grandmother is a recovering heroin addict who takes methadone daily
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When her sister started seizing, Jada Bell called 911 and put the vehicle in neutral
The school bus was carrying a high school track team returning from a meet
The woman sobbingly told a dispatcher that her 7-month-old girls were in their cribs and unresponsive
In 2000, 14 children in the U.S. under age 5 died after ingesting opioids; by 2015, that number climbed to 51
When their father awoke and realized they were missing, he called 911 twice
The purpose of the guidance is to reduce the gap as much and as soon as possible, until evidence can be collected, analyzed and used to develop standards specifically for children
Police initially thought the child had collapsed from cardiac arrest; first responders performed CPR on the boy
Paramedic Todd Zobrist administered CPR on the hood and swam the child to shore; the baby is expected to make a full recovery
The 6-year-old accidentally knocked a handgun off the bed; it hit the floor and caused the gun to fire
The city said in a statement that the 911 call center was jammed with calls because of an ongoing issue with T-Mobile
Officials said they believe the boy was digging a tunnel when it collapsed on him
Police don’t know how long the child had been living alone, but said it was “definitely more than a couple of days”
Aria Koval’s mother suffered an asthma attack and was barely able to breathe
Officials said the boy knew he was lost, walked until it got dark and then sat down on a property line
A dispatcher advised the caller to keep the child’s airway clear until paramedics arrived
The fire appeared to have started in one of the girls’ living areas and spread to another dormitory
Pediatric patients need to be handled with care using these five expert tips.
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