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.
Providing effective pediatric care starts with confronting your challenges with children
Rethinking EMS response to pediatric emergency care, trauma, pain management and arrests
One medical director is challenging the current pediatric intubation paradigm, exploring direct and video laryngoscopy
Tragedies like West Nickel Mines school shooting have led to new EMS and police response tactics for active shooter incidents
During blizzard 17-year-old boy lost control of tube and crashed into a light pole
Coalition releases policy statement based on comprehensive review of research on complex and emotionally charged pediatric emergencies
2-year-old and twin infants underwent surgery for life threatening injuries from “horrible event”
Listen to dispatch recording of girl calmly providing her mom’s medical history
6-year-old girl was pulled from swimming pool unresponsive
The one-month-old was hospitalized after being attacked by three pet ferrets as her mother slept
Two firefighter-paramedics rappelled down the Calif. seaside cliff with a rescue basket and reached the boy; two months after the accident he has returned home to his family
He was charged with child neglect in a bizarre incident; an uninjured 2-year-old is in protective custody after police found him naked by a car at a hotel
A doctor and nurse in the stands performed CPR, and a shock from an on-site defibrillator revived the 14-year-old’s heart after he collapsed
Ambulances transport 10 children with non-life threatening injuries to hospitals
He “was swept under” in a wave pool and remained underwater for 5-10 minutes; bystanders began CPR and he regained a pulse
She walked about a mile through the woods in near-freezing temperatures and knocked on a stranger’s door for help
Minivan crossed center line, striking ambulance; medic assessed scene and began caring for others despite his own injuries
At least five children were in vehicle that struck ambulance; 6 patients transported from scene
Hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson answered calls from listeners in the first live show, and spoke with guests about the future of EMS education and treating pediatric patients
His response to a severely abused 11-year-old was the most extreme medical case he’s seen, and the most successful recovery of his career
Neighbors heard pounding on a door before hearing gunshots; paramedics responded
You responded to a female teenager complaining of headache, nausea, vomiting and dizziness; did you get the diagnosis right?
Intuition is a valuable instinct; when the details don’t add up follow procedures to report suspicions of child abuse or neglect
Police responded to a report of a woman with serious injuries.; discovered bodies of children inside
Ambulance called for 13-month-old in distress; authorities also find unresponsive infant
Authorities and healthcare providers fail to protect and report signs of abuse
Medics and EMTs from Station 32 hosted five children for a holiday party
The 9-year-old driver tried to avoid a police checkpoint; a state trooper followed the car which ran off the road and overturned, ejecting two boys ages 3 and 13 who died
She helped deliver the baby in the front seat of her truck about a half-mile from the hospital
Police report 1-year-old found unresponsive and rushed to hospital; concern grows for more poisonous ingestions as e-cigarettes rise in popularity
Healthcare providers assist flight crew with delivery of baby boy aboard airliner over California
