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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He stopped to help while transporting a patient; the child is on life support
A Kentucky group will teach children how to use naloxone to reverse an opioid overdose
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The custom-built ambulance is supposed to provide a smoother ride for fragile patients
Flight attendants acted as stand-in nurses, and most passengers were asleep until the cabin lights came on for the delivery
A new study found epinephrine autoinjectors used to treat children in anaphylaxis caused lacerations and embedded needles
Sources say a firefighter allegedly designed a website to help colleagues housing actual pediatric advanced life support exam questions
An ambulance, semitrailer and three cars crashed on Ala. Interstate with no serious injuries
Educators need to provide realistic simulation training to ensure pediatric patient clinical competence
A head-on car accident broke the toddler’s C1 and C2 vertebrae and his collarbone
Brody Channel was honoring his father who died in the line of duty last year; he pulled to the side of the road to help an officer perform CPR on an unresponsive 9-month-old girl
Two children were home alone when they were found hiding while their house was on fire
The baby was shot in a drive-by shooting that killed his mother, grandmother and injured two others
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When his mother went into labor at home, the 11-year-old called 911 and followed the dispatcher’s instructions
The doctor used an oxygen mask, an oxygen tank, a water bottle, a plastic cup and a passenger’s adult inhaler to make a nebulizer for the 2-year-old
Push hard, push fast and push deeper to improve chance of survival for a child in cardiac arrest
He said the bright side of the viral news is it shows the public the compassion of first responders as they do their jobs even in serious situations
The app enables customizable medication dosing using a mobile platform
The man was driving to work when he hit the 9-month pregnant driver, who was then forced into labor
For the second time in one week a DC Fire and EMS ambulance was not immediately available for an infant emergency call
The baby items are intended for homes where parents using unsafe sleeping practices run the risk of children dying from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Bystanders, including a retired LA firefighter, rushed to help five children ejected from a vehicle on the interstate
Police and firefighters continued chest compressions on the woman until an emergency c-section could be performed in the operating room
The child ingested a lethal dose of heroin and fentanyl after the mother brought her with her to a drug house
Paramedics began transporting a critically ill 5-month-old aboard the engine because an ambulance was unavailable; the boy did not survive
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