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.
Anesthesiologists compare mask ventilation adequacy with endotracheal intubation and laryngeal mask airway for pediatric patients
The family of a teen who died after an esophageal intubation has started the ‘Do It For Drew’ foundation to prevent another tragic death
You were asked to respond to the nurse’s office at the high school for a patient with lacerations up both forearms; did you make the right decision?
The gruesome injury was covered with a towel and was even difficult for some firefighters to view
Ryan Anderson, 24, failed to negotiate corner, crashed into barbed-wire fence, trees; passenger in stable condition at hospital
The school nurse and a teacher performed CPR on the boy before applying the AED
11-year-old boy was being pulled out by strong current when father, son nearby tried to rescue him on their Boogie boards
Driver had lost control of the car as he tried to brake while heading northbound in slippery conditions
The first step in reducing concussions is appreciating the risks
What sense does it make to only practice on easy manikins, when it’s the toughest patients that get you into trouble?
Profits from Thanksgiving Day fundraiser to go to Children’s Hospital, Ronald McDonald House, which aided boy with Guillian-Barré syndrome
Sixty-two children and two adults were crowded into the bus, which had just nine seats
Police report said the 2-month-old was unresponsive when an ambulance crew arrived at the family’s home on Nov. 7
Girl was airlifted to a hospital Sunday night after rescue teams cut her out of the 1995 Chevrolet Monte Carlo that had been upside down in a culvert since Friday night
Firefighters at the scene and in the ambulance worked together quickly to save boy’s life
The girl either climbed in or was put in the washing machine Saturday night
A comprehensive examination of alprazolam uses, pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, administration routes and dosing for adult and pediatric patients
Los Angeles Unified School District spokesman Tom Waldman says the student was briefly revived after passing out Friday night at Fremont High School
Dispatchers received emergency calls at 5:43 p.m. Thursday that a toddler was in an accident at a condominium complex pool
A 6-year-old boy was hit Wednesday morning in front of his school
Boy dies as he’s shipped to 3rd hospital in 11 hours - and parents file suit claiming negligence
Glenn County Sheriff’s Lt. Rich Warren said it’s possible a cow was protecting her calves and charged the girl
Josh Guy, 16, jumped into a pool Friday night and retrieved the 9-year-old girl, then placed her on the pool deck and started CPR
Boy is being given food and water by search and rescue workers until a medic can be lowered by helicopter to assess his health and he is airlifted out
The emergency worker responded to a middle school bus crash in Fremont, Neb.
After decades of shake-it-off attitudes about blows to the head, there’s been a sea change in how the sports world views a concussion
Texas House Bill 2038 requires each public high school to establish a concussion oversight team, comprised of at least one physician and at least one other medical member
A spokesman for the Rockland County Emergency Operations Center says the child is in serious condition at a hospital burn unit
EMT Ed Burke was on his way to a training session when he heard the emergency call
Workers use tools, chain saw to free injured 5-year-old
The two EMTS got a call at about 9:45 a.m. saying a woman was in labor, stuck in traffic with her husband
Studies of near-drownings in cold water have found that survival depends on many factors including a person’s age, water temperature, time spent underwater and how fast CPR is given