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.
RSI can be lifesaving when appropriately applied or deadly if not performed with a high-level of proficiency and accuracy
Acute flaccid myelitis is a condition that affects the nervous system, specifically the spinal cord
How will you care for a teenager who intentionally asphyxiated himself and is now unresponsive with agonal respirations?
The boy’s condition is improving, but he remains hospitalized after falling out of a boat on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride
The baby made a “horrible gasping noise” as several of her ribs were broken and there was damage to her lungs
The boy swallowed a camera battery and died after suffering cuts to his esophagus and gastric irritation
He’s been battling an aggressive form of brain cancer for over a year; his family learned the chemotherapy isn’t working and he only has weeks to live
Students were vomiting and multiple people were carried on stretchers to ambulances
CPAP is not just for adults anymore
He made the inexpensive yet functional prosthetic hand for his son who was born without fingers on one of his hands
Responders were able to locate the part of the nose and took it to the hospital where the boy was being treated
A paramedic on the other end of the phone talked the father through the delivery
The child fell through a shattered windshield and landed on a combine machine’s header
The boy, who is still being treated at a hospital, recalls the moment of terror and feeling a sharp pain in his stomach
The babysitter apparently left a handgun on a table in the living room before going to take a nap
Parents will accompany their kids, and will be teamed with a paramedic and an emergency medical technician during the holiday event
EMT’s say she ‘ran out in front’ of the ambulance and the driver tried to swerve around her
Remaining students were either treated at the scene and released to their parents, or were sent back to their classrooms
The mother ripped off her pants just in time to deliver the baby girl, who she caught with her left hand
The kit contains field dressings, tourniquets, and gauze that could save a child’s life in an emergency
The U.S. House passed legislation this year that would give states that come up with policies to make epinephrine available in schools special preference when they apply for asthma-related grants
A girl spotted the lollipop stick in his mouth and pulled it out of his airway when the friends found him colapsed in the school gym
The child was not injured, but four others were taken to a local hospital with non life-threatening injuries
Passengers immediately pulled the boy from the water and began CPR, but the child was pronounced dead at the scene
Faced with a complication, the EMT mother medically assisted the delivery with her paramedic husband
The boy had both of his legs broken and a head wound; 9 others were injured
An older model flat screen television was in the back seat with the boy when his mother struck a pole
The 8-year-old was on a sidewalk running after the truck, and the driver didn’t see her as she darted in front of the vehicle
D.J. Maiden has been in the hospital since the Sept. 3 shooting; his grandmother said he may never regain feeling in his jaw
Although ambulances arrived quickly at the scene, one of the medics found she could not insert an endotracheal tube meant to clear his airways
To discipline the boy, the driver grabbed his arm and twisted it behind his back; the child was later determined to have a fractured arm
The birth went smoothly and the responders say it’s a call they will never forget
The removed fetus measured 20 cm in width and had a fully formed spine and limbs, including fingers and toes
