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.
Scenario: EMS work through resuscitation and management strategies when they respond to a call for pediatric drowning and find the child in cardiac arrest
Firefighter-paramedics rapidly implement new ideas to curb infection
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The mother was driving when her son shot her in the back; investigators are looking into how the boy got the gun
The girl started experiencing a constant runny nose; several doctors were stumped until a 1.5-inch safety pin came out of her nose
Our co-hosts discuss what’s different about pediatric assessment and how to approach pediatric patients in the field
Our co-hosts examine if EMS providers are completing enough education, training and continuing education courses on pediatric care
Transport is a field-care intervention that has to be delivered at the appropriate time, to the appropriate patient in the appropriate transport unit
The child was taken by ambulance to a hospital with injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening
The injuries sustained by the seven victims are not believed to be life-threatening
The firefighters responded to a call for a child having a seizure; the nearest medic unit was 10 to 15 minutes away
The ambulance is designed to carry critically ill toddlers and infants; the family made the donation after their son suffered head trauma from falling off of a scooter
The family believes the girl may have tried to suck the helium out of the Mylar balloon
The 14-year-old shooter opened fire in the school cafeteria; none of the injuries were life-threatening
All levels of prehospital caregivers are asked to answer a survey to help providers recommend the most useful types of medical ID
The three girls were buried by snow and ice that slid off of a roof at a resort; Sheriff calls the incident a ‘freak accident’
The forum was designed to educate first responders on how to recognize signs of child abuse
Among this month’s clips were best practices for prehospital RSI and how to cannulate the external jugular vein
An attorney said the lieutenant has retired and can no longer be disciplined; he is accused of failing to respond to a call for a choking child
Training, including pediatric-specific training, reduced self-reported medication errors in a major fire-based EMS system
The ambulance lost control and rolled down a steep embankment; the toddler was not strapped in and is in intensive care
EMS medical directors discuss pediatric and pregnant patient resuscitation, the use of active compression devices and head-elevated CPR at Gathering of Eagles
One firefighter fell through the floor while battling the blaze
Anesthesiologists compare mask ventilation adequacy with endotracheal intubation and laryngeal mask airway for pediatric patients
The paramedic-designed product is a self-administering medication device that looks and tastes like a lollipop
The boy was found unresponsive after taking a dose of the narcotic painkiller oxycodone
The family of a teen who died after an esophageal intubation has started the ‘Do It For Drew’ foundation to prevent another tragic death
The 18-year-old from Pennsylvania suffered from several heart defects, including Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
The song teaches parents what to do when a baby stops breathing
A baby born in a Hawaii hospital is the first in the U.S. with a birth defect linked to the Zika virus
The Texas boy was reprimanded for leaving the class to carry a friend to the school nurse