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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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
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
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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
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