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.
True concern requires a look beyond singular events and towards methods to eradicate a child’s replica-gun-involved death.
EMS providers need to know and share the updated American Academy of Pediatrics safe sleep recommendations with parents and caregivers of infants
Our co-hosts discuss their recent visit to the Oklahoma University Pediatric Conference
The boy was rushed to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the left side of his face, but was declared dead when he arrived
The 3-pound boy, born 11 weeks early, was taken to a hospital and his vital signs are stable
He was smoking pot with a coworker during the time his son was in the vehicle
State media said the boy was recovering in a hospital, but had lost his sight permanently following the brutal ordeal
Amanda Hein, 26, allegedly delivered the healthy baby boy at a sports bar and then continued watching a wrestling match
Doctors in Miami told the family late last week that the boy had extensive brain damage
Students are proudly displaying health issues as temporary tattoos for their own safety
Waveform capnography is exciting technology that has the potential to become very useful in the prehospital setting
Sarah has started to walk around the hospital with the aid of a walker and has even gone outside briefly
Shortly after, firefighters and paramedics arrived and took mom, dad and the new baby to the hospital
Her family said she is dancing on her prosthetic leg and struts around on it with great pride
Police say the infant immediately tensed up and was later treated at a hospital and has now recovered
Wandering has led to the deaths of more than 60 children in the past four years
He did two back blows to the child, dislodging a quarter from his airway while still in the ER parking lot
Crews say the father had already started CPR on his little boy
The woman walked into the fast-food restaurant, screamed that she was going into labor and ran for the restroom
The former EMT quickly took action, because the unborn infant’s foot was seen through the gash on her abdomen
Officials say the boy was extremely lucky he wasn’t knocked unconscious because he could have drowned
The 6-year-old girl suffered an open skull fracture in a severe car crash
The bus driver has been charged for reckless driving and using a cellphone while driving
The family was unable to get their son to Pittsburgh without medical transport and their insurance would not cover
The parents allegedly left the baby inside a parked car overnight following a shopping trip Friday
Paula Freeman had helped deliver two other babies via phone during her 27 years as a dispatcher with the Connecticut State Police
“His head went back. He was bobbing up and down. I knew he was going under.”
Investigators say a mechanic found the infant’s body on Tuesday after noticing an odor coming from the trunk
Most injuries are in kids under 5; head and neck injuries including concussions are the most common
Doctors were able to save the baby because of the CPR efforts both in the restaurant and in the ambulance on the way to the hospital
He grabbed gloves, hauled out his medical kit and called for EMS
