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
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
A woman in labor knew she wouldn’t make it to a hospital in time, and the responding medic, also an expectant father, delivered the child for his first time on the job
An off-duty nurse and others performed CPR and the man is in critical condition; he was carrying his daughter, 4, who is in fair condition
A wrongful death suit would have to prove that an infant in cardiac arrest would have lived “but for” the failure of a Detroit EMT to act
When a family began screaming, he jumped over a six-foot fence and performed CPR, resuscitating a girl who drowned in a pool
Bystanders pulled the 14-year-old boy from the pool and were able to revive him
Detroit Fire conducted two internal investigations; “I’m not about to be on no scene 10 minutes doing CPR” the EMT said
The EMT told her boss in an internal investigation ‘I’m not about to be on no scene 10 minutes doing CPR’
A researcher’s retrospective chart review identified biphasic reaction in 15 percent of pediatric anaphylaxis cases
The police officer had just pulled into a gas station when he was flagged down to help a pregnant woman in a parking lot across the street
MONOC partners with pediatric emergency physicians for consultations with paramedics on all pediatric patients that require advanced care
The medic was in her car finishing paperwork when she heard a loud bang, and saw three teenagers running away
Footage shows him rubbing the 7-month-old’s chest and blowing in her face to revive her; the infant was diagnosed with a seizure disorder
Vacationing medic Marie Hildreth used a boogie board string as a tourniquet for the 12-year-old’s arm, and a string from a beach tent to stop the bleeding on her leg
A 17-year-old girl went into cardiac arrest toward the end of the procedure
A 12-year-old girl lost part of her arm and could lose her left leg; a 16-year-old boy’s arm was amputated and he was airlifted to a hospital
The boys’ father and bystanders performed CPR; medics continued to provide care while waiting for another ambulance to continue the transport
You responded to a day care center at a local preschool; did you get the treatment steps right?
