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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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
You were asked to respond to the nurse’s office at the high school for a patient with lacerations up both forearms; did you make the right decision?
You are asked to respond to the nurse’s office at a local high school
The Pediatric Easy Dosing System aims to eliminate medication administration errors in pediatric care
Officials are calling for an investigation of the incident and demanding that the police officer be fired for his actions
Video shows moment when firefighters handed off a 4-month-old, one of three rescued children, to FTO Anna Reeves
The hospital has apologized for the incident, but the parents are not satisfied and are considering a lawsuit
Eight Ohio first responders were trained to look for and mitigate unsafe sleep conditions while on routine calls
The Colo. AMR paramedic delivered his daughter on New Year’s Eve in the car on the way to the hospital
The boy and girl, who were not due until March, are doing well in the hospital
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Jayd Osborne remained calm and performed CPR for six minutes while waiting for an ambulance
Listen to the Cleveland 911 operator giving Iman Shumpert instructions and saying he’s doing a good job
The hospital said it would be providing testing and preventative daily treatments for the infants
The paramedic was “humbled and appreciative” that the couple decided to give the baby the middle name Chloe
The family had a brief scare during labor when the baby’s umbilical cord was wrapped around his neck
A Pro-Med ambulance delivered 1,300 toys to children in the ER, pediatric care unit and on ambulances
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