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.
Hospitals with enhanced capabilities to treat trauma, cardiac care, pediatrics, burns and more are providing specialized care and changing transport algorithms
Officials are using the hashtag #HeatStrokeKills to spread the message about this preventable tragedy
Test your knowledge on the challenges of assessing and treating children with capnography
The baby suffered severe brain injuries when she was shaken by her father; the baby can’t see or hear, must be fed through a tube and suffers severe ongoing health problems
The employee recently diagnosed with the illness may have exposed the infants and about 40 other hospital employees
The bill reauthorizes a program that helps EMS providers keep ready specific medicine and tools needed when treating younger patients
The virus can cause mild to severe illness, with the worst cases needing life support for breathing difficulties
Ten children were injured; the bus driver is in serious condition and was the only one seriously hurt
With 900 admitted in Denver and 500 in Kansas City, the illness has swept across 10 states leaving doctors questioning the cause of the outbreak
Hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss how to overcome the trepidation many medics feel when handling pediatric calls, and why EMS should take ownership of industry-related research and education
Most of those hurt were kids who suffered acid burns after a routine experiment about tornadoes caused a flash fire
Robert White was honored for his nonprofit Safe Kids York County, where he helps host more than 200 events and programs for car seat, gun, bicycle and water safety
The research counters assumptions that CPR beyond 20 minutes is “futile”
More training is needed because prehospital providers may be unfamiliar with new medications and techniques to manage pain, and may be reluctant to give pain medications for fear of adverse effects
She is recovering after being hit and dragged by a car in May, and met four of the five medics who responded to the call
Despite injuries after their ambulance flipped when hit by a wrong-way driver, they continued working on the boy who had suffered cardiac arrest
People tried to dig her out but the sand kept collapsing; police and then medics performed CPR once she was pulled free
The patient and EMS workers suffered minor injures and the other driver has been arrested after attempting to flee
Middle schoolers suffered minor injuries after a mechanical failure caused the driver to hit a tree; the bus company also had its registration revoked in 2009
She pulled the gun’s trigger and the recoil sent the weapon over her head, causing him to be shot
The service is under further scrutiny after an ambulance lost a tire while transporting a sick infant, days after the state took 30 ambulances off the road
Responders broke a window to get her out after she was left inside while the owner of the car left to get a spare set of keys
She knew what to do from a health and safety class, and sang “Frozen” songs to her 2-year-old sibling to keep him calm
He received an EMS Hero Award after a hysterical mother knocked on his door with her 2-month-old baby who wasn’t breathing
He jumped over a fence and began the Heimlich maneuver when an 11-year-old raised his hands to his throat during a watermelon-eating contest
Four adults and three children were injured when a car crashed into a Los Angeles pizza shop, including a 5-year-old boy who has serious head trauma
A man and 18-year-old women were killed; three children and two adult women were hospitalized
The money will be used to purchase winter clothing and blankets for those in need
The 12-year-old called 911 and calmly turned himself in after the boy ran home screaming and collapsed bleeding on his porch
The owner’s 2-year-old granddaughter left the realistic-looking doll in a car seat and EMTs broke the glass thinking time was of the essence
