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.
We’ve all heard about getting ‘back to the basic,’ but sometimes paramedics need to make sure they get back to the advanced, as well
A hands-on patient assessment must be performed to declare a victim dead, even at a potential crime scene
Learn how to assess, monitor and manage pediatric asthma emergencies, as well as underlying pathophysiologic changes
Calif. emergency personnel, called out for an infant in a hot car, quickly broke into a car before realizing the infant was a lifelike doll
The dispatcher helped the mother save her own daughter by talking her through CPR
Growing evidence appears to support modified spinal immobilization protocols for pediatric trauma patients
A 911 dispatcher talked the police chief through the delivery
You are asked to respond to a park for an infant in respiratory arrest; did you get the diagnosis right?
You are asked to respond to a park for an infant in respiratory arrest
The boy told a dispatcher his mother and sister were dead and he didn’t know where he was; police found the vehicle because he honked the horn
An officer successfully cleared the newborn’s airway before medics made it to the scene
The department will stock pediatric-specific equipment such as splints and cervical collars on ambulances as part of a voluntary program
Books
Success of “Frederick the Paramedic” inspires paramedic couple to write a series of books for kids
Four adults and three children, a 1-month-old boy, a 2-year-old boy, and a 16-year-old girl, were hurt in the crash
The driver who crashed a van carrying vacation Bible school students into a freight train at a rail crossing told paramedics she had been taking Vicodin and Adderall all day
The program gives medics an expanded role in a different health care setting, and frees up nursing staff to work with more patients
The home plate umpire, a paramedic, performed CPR, but Kaiser Carlile died of his injuries
A 10-month-old with a 105-degree temperature is doing okay, but the slow response is why the city hasn’t entered a long-term contract with Rural/Metro
Police and ambulance crews responded to a 911 call for a mother-to-be who went into labor and collapsed on the floor
Nine children were hurt and a front seat adult passenger died after the driver of a van carrying Bible school students crashed through a crossing gate and into the side of a freight train
She stayed with the 10-year-old until responders arrived, and visited him in the hospital during his recovery
Cameras captured the dramatic rescue after the girl survived nearly 14 hours hanging upside down in her seat
Compassion is what gives EMS meaning and an EMT or medic that lacks it needs to leave the tough work to the rest of us
The suit against the city, FD and EMT Thomas is for gross negligence and intentional infliction of emotional distress
In dispatch audio recording the EMS supervisor repeatedly ordered EMT Thomas to respond to the 9-month-old in cardiac arrest
The FDA reconfirmed an epinephrine shortage, and high demands for auto injectors may make them difficult to obtain
Since we know sick kids are infrequently encountered and cause significant EMS provider apprehension, we have an obligation to improve provider’s preparation
One boy was trapped under the boat for hours and suffered extreme hypothermia and a leg injury
A woman who found a 6-week-old baby in a car carrier on the side of the road said the girl did not appear injured
Obesity-related diseases, vaccine preventable disease, mental illness and the need for education should all be considered in the prehospital setting
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