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.
You are asked to respond to the nurse’s office at a local high school
The Pediatric Easy Dosing System aims to eliminate medication administration errors in pediatric care
You responded to a residence for a report of a 4-year-old child seizing; did you correctly assess and treat the child?
When Doug Knutzen carried the boy from the surf and handed him to medics, the veteran rescuer feared the worst
The guidelines replace a more restrictive policy based on old thinking that kids were more vulnerable to heat stress than adults
Paramedics were called to Nors Mill Park in Coventry at 4.15pm on Friday, and an air ambulance crew was scrambled to the scene
Authorities say the boy had dug about five feet below the surface of the beach when the surrounding sand caved in on him
The girl had earlier been riding on the shoulders of her grandfather, who was also unconscious at the bottom of the pool
The little girl was in no mood to wait for the medics, so Trooper Scott Walker did the honors, assisting the mother to the backseat of the family car and delivering the baby at 2:51 a.m
Stephen Fowks administered CPR on 14-month-old until paramedics could arrive
Firefighters using CPR tried to revive the victims, and managed to get a pulse from at least two of the children, but all five died
Police: Emergency medical personnel at the scene, and the boys mother, worked together to pull off a miracle
When boy remained without a pulse after resurfacing, father called on his CPR training — doing compressions while hoping and praying that his son would give some sort of response
A rescue team rigged ropes to get father and son out of the well, and a firefighter carried the boy up to safety
Richard Vaughan worked eight years as an EMT and a volunteer firefighter, but he hadn’t responded to an emergency in 15 years
Tim Hall, using skills from his years as a dispatcher, told the father how to revive his young daughter
The teen was trying to break down fireworks he had purchased so he could turn them into larger fireworks
Knoebels Amusement Resort said in a statement that the boy was found under water and lifeguards were not able to resuscitate him
“It hurts,” firefighter-paramedic Amy Mack later recalled the girl telling her. “I don’t want to drown.”
As Texas officers investigated a minor collision, they encountered a real emergency when a girl nearly choked
Pediatric ETI offers unique challenges not seen in the adult patient. The glottic opening in a child is small and lies further anterior making direct visualization and successful placement more difficult.
Lou Rosso said he must have swam about 100 yards into the ocean, and when he reached the two children 10 and 12 years old — they immediately grabbed him
At least 39 people went to hospitals after the storm toppled hundreds of trees and left several thousand utility customers without power
The ambulance team received a commendation for their part in the breech delivery and met the now one-year-old for the first time since his birth
Great Western Ambulance Service said the toys could pass infection from patient to patient
The 7-year-old boy was pulled from a pool by a mysterious bystander
Hero cop saw 1-year-old wasn’t breathing and immediately began chest compressions
Dispatcher Tracy Wilson got the call Tuesday saying help was needed at Rock Cut State Park
Report shows CPR was administered before emergency crews arrived in 15 percent of the fatalities and 17 percent of near-drownings
Swim lessons dramatically reduce the risk of drowning, while the child is simply having a good time learning a life-saving skill, official said
The actress helped to calm a young girl after the girl suddenly fainted
Responders arriving at scene found mother in front seat of car, ready to deliver the baby