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.
Educators need to provide realistic simulation training to ensure pediatric patient clinical competence
Understand how waveform capnography can be used to assess and treat ventilation, perfusion and metabolic emergencies in children
Push hard, push fast and push deeper to improve chance of survival for a child in cardiac arrest
This year, a Norfolk transport team marks 30-plus years of delivering sick children to specialized pediatric care
Joel Arnier, a paramedic with Addison Fire Protection District said his instincts immediately took over when he saw the girl floating facedown
A female standing in line at a store begins to feel a little weak and tired. In a few moments, she began sweating, her vision dimmed, and the next thing she remembers is a crowd of people standing over her
City paramedics will finish their training at the end of this month with EZ-IO drills
Baby was born shortly after firefighters were called to the couple’s house
Paramedics arrived and checked out mother and child and took them to New Britain Hospital
Paramedics said the child may have suffered a seizure
Boy, 9, who used CPR to save drowning sister says he learned CPR from the movie ‘Black Hawk Down’
Dispatchers alerted paramedics at 12:20 a.m. of the situation, then called again a minute later to say the baby had been born
Boy told reporters he learned how to do CPR from watching television
Suit filed on anniversary of 16-year-old’s death
The Sheriff’s Office said he contracted the disease while on a 911 call five years ago
The woman and child were taken to an ambulance waiting nearby
Pediatric jump kit bags filled with supplies sized to fit infants through adolescents in one organized, easily accessible, self-contained place
Baby and mother were examined at the station and found to be in good health
The program, called Santa on the Air, is intended to lessen the impact of an emergency on a child during the holidays
Paramedics sent Jordan Beech home after he was knocked down by a car near his home
When treating their child, parents can be your greatest asset and also can be a considerable hindrance
A new report calls on the White House to develop a national strategy on children and disasters
The boy slipped into the tub, scalding his skin and causing blisters to form and pop
Since 1998, an average of 37 children have died in the United States after being left in or becoming trapped in a hot vehicle
Chris Graham calmly talked woman through the delivery of the baby as well as the postpartum care
State had 237,000 ambulance and first-responder calls last year, with 21 of those ending with a baby born en route
Research findings, ‘Ambulance provision for children: a UK national survey,’ are discussed in a new report
Mom and grandma grateful for support of local ‘heroes’
The couple brought their now 3-week-old daughter to the EMS offices Friday to meet the staff
A working group made up of representatives from various agencies is looking to improve safety levels for children being taken to the hospital
Deputy: ‘If anything had happened differently, I don’t think she would have made it’
Paramedics were at St. Mary’s Catholic School for a special donation drive to collect soft toys
The jury’s whopper award in ambulance birth could cost taxpayers, affect transport decisions