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.
Harness a passion for care to identify improvement opportunities in clinical specialty areas and propose change
Counseling provides a welcoming space for children to discuss worries and share experiences unique to being in a first responder family
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Focusing completely on the child makes pediatric assessment more effective and diminishes the chaotic nature of the scene
EMS providers need to understand the unique legal considerations that apply to pediatric patients and add additional details about the incident
I realize that maybe she kept coming back because she had felt the love in my hands as I tried to save her
Learn about pediatric lung diseases that present with asthma-like symptoms to EMS providers
The fire chief gave the girl an award for bravery and the boy and dispatcher were given a meritorious service award for their actions during the fire
As his sister can be heard saying they were going to die, her brother tells her not to say that
You are asked to respond to the soccer field at the local middle school; did you get the treatment steps right?
You are asked to respond to the soccer field at the local middle school
The toddler picked up an unattended gun inside a home and it went off, shooting a 1-year-old boy in the head
The Ohio boy sustained bumps and bruises from the fall; taken to the hospital by paramedics
The boys’ mother and father swam to the surface, but their two children weren’t breathing when they were rescued from the underwater car
Video shows the high-speed, head-on collision between a school bus and SUV after the SUV driver became unresponsive
A paramedic who helped rescue a doctor in a fiery collision realized it was the doctor that fought for his survival when he was born prematurely
Operation Safe Walk positions ambulances in plain sight near schools to deter additional child luring attempts
She was able to revive an unresponsive 10-month-old boy with CPR before an ambulance arrived
Medic able to revive unresponsive 10-month-old boy with CPR before ambulance arrived
The adage of “you’re not dead until you’re warm and dead” applies to pediatric cold water drowning victims
A neighbor discovered an abandoned baby in a car seat; the mother had been arrested for a DUI and the father was inside sleeping
Workshop, funded by a grant to expand pediatric medical education, used pig lungs, hearts, and tracheas for hands-on training
Despite objections, one responder who is working with a state lawmaker says the goal is to save babies’ lives
Toddler in critical condition at Children’s Hospital; ATV recovered from water 18 feet deep
All 4 children in cardiac arrest when firefighters arrived; Relative reports kids had been ‘sick for days’
The newborn incubator could be showing up hospitals, fire stations, churches and selected nonprofits under legislation that would give mothers in crisis a way to safely and anonymously surrender their children
Prepare ahead of time to eliminate ‘slow’ responses that require greater thought from your care of critically ill children
He started performing CPR, stayed calm and called for help when is father collapsed with a heart attack
He immediately started performing CPR, dialed 999, and stayed calm and collected when his father collapsed
The adjustable ACR-4 and BABY ACR harnesses are designed for the safe restraint of children and infants during transports
Toronto boy died after wandering away from grandmother’s apartment in bitter cold overnight weather
Three school-aged girls remind us that kids can make a life-saving difference in their community
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