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.
For every action in EMS there are consequences — sometimes positive and sometimes negative — but sometimes you do what you gotta do
Transport is a field-care intervention that has to be delivered at the appropriate time, to the appropriate patient in the appropriate transport unit
Training, including pediatric-specific training, reduced self-reported medication errors in a major fire-based EMS system
The mother and father thought they had more time when suddenly the baby started crowning
The car the boy was riding in was t-boned by a school bus
Four newborns were on respirators that went out when the hospital lost power
Several children were air lifted from the scene; the cause of the crash is unknown
A three-year-old girl is among those injured in the collision
The Canadian parents had called an ambulance for their seizing daughter and say the responding paramedic would only speak French to them
The father says he begged for help more than five times as his 23-month-old daughter worsened
Glass from the explosion acted like flying knives and cut the 10-year-old from head to toe
There are going to be some exciting new products introduced this year at EMS World Expo in New Orleans next week
The family says doctors kept the 8-year-old boy off the ventilator even though family members said he was moving
The 14-month-olds have been transferred to the ICU
The 21-year-old mother apparently gave birth while en route, emerging from the subway with her baby
Newborn had cord wrapped around neck, not breathing; man described as ‘angel’ by new mom
His family is asking for prayers after the boy was struck during football practice Wednesday
A paramedic only gave the girl’s parents Tamiflu
Health department: Sicknesses are moderate, most children recover within 2 days without requiring to be hospitalized
A little girl fell and broke her arm, but the school nurses reportedly did call an ambulance
Officials say an inadequate examination and lack of protocol contributed to the baby’s death
Teen accused of theft was ‘interrogated’ by homeowner, treated for dog bites all over his body
Paramedic Jeff Griffith has used a week of his vacation time for the last nine years to volunteer at a camp for children with muscular dystrophy
Vulnerable should ‘never be allowed to make their own way or be transferred by a private taxi arrangement’
8-year-old girl suffered brunt of collision and was not breathing
Boy fell backward into the pit
Little girl believed to be youngest caller in hospital history
Call was made public after mom was arrested for murder, child neglect, methamphetamine-related charges
Responders called the incident a “tragic accident”
Established yet not commonly used tool can measure weight of children to determine correct drug dosing for resuscitation
Chicago-area parents realized their pit bull was to blame after girl was rushed to hospital by ambulance
We have more choices today than ever before for challenge of keeping our most precious little cargo safe