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.
In this episode of Inside EMS, our co-hosts debate treatment options for pediatric cardiac arrest and the importance of honing those skills as providers
Reviewing the pediatric evidence for stay and play or load and go
A Pa. pediatric emergency care coordinator shares her expertise with patients, parents and her colleagues
Each was sent home with a letter reiterating that the student may not attend school until the required documentation is submitted
Responders were trying to determine the amount the toddler drank and whether the child swallowed any other substance
The ambulance, which features blue skies and white clouds on the interior ceiling, will be outfitted with specialized equipment
Use this information and the SEPSIS mnemonic to improve EMS recognition, assessment and treatment of pediatric sepsis
Peter Antevy, winner of the Anderson Award, answers the five questions he is asked most often at the 2017 Gathering of Eagles
An inquest concluded that had the paramedic defibrillated the girl, she may have survived
The driver lost control of the Lick Fork Missionary Baptist Church bus in a curve and hit an embankment
Tonya Caver had an asthma attack and bronchial spasm; Logan called 911 after she collapsed
Our co-hosts talk with Dr. Peter Antevy about why there is trepidation in dealing with pediatric patients
Among the injured were four children, and two were hospitalized in serious condition
Acadian Ambulance transported the children to the hospital with minor to moderate injuries
Test your knowledge of neonatal resuscitation and pediatric patient care with this quiz
The bus driver failed to come to a complete stop as he was pulling out of the school parking lot
Investigators determined the deadly blaze likely started as an accidental cooking fire
The bus was carrying eight special-education students and two staff members
Dispatcher Catherine Dobyn told the couple to wait for paramedics to arrive so they could cut the umbilical cord
Dispatchers described the girl as “hysterical” when she called 911 and said her father had been drinking during the entire trip to their grandparents’ house
Police said it’s fortunate that there were no serious injuries; the crash is under investigation
All four were transported to the hospital; initial indications are that the wounds weren’t life-threatening
The girl was rushed to the hospital and is in serious condition after shooting herself in the abdomen
Staff members called 911 and performed the Heimlich maneuver and CPR, but were unable to save him
Officials said the attack occurred while the children were walking to elementary school; one of the dogs was shot by an officer
Friends and members of the community left notes, photographs and teddy bears to remember those who died
The expectant driver was taken to a hospital and paramedics checked the children
The children killed were two boys, ages 9 months and 2 years; 3-year-old twin girls; and two girls, ages 10 and 11
A crossing guard had stopped traffic at a crosswalk so the children could cross when a car made a right turn into them, dragging them underneath the car
A woman and two of the children are in critical condition and the third child is in serious condition
The app allows EMS providers to enter a child’s age or weight and computes the correct medication dose
The father called 911 and tried unsuccessfully to revive the boy, who died at a hospital
The incident happened while the two brothers were playing and climbing on a dresser
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