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.
Remain consistent once you’ve established the patient’s weight, ensure you know what’s in your containers and practice dosing calculations to prevent medication administration errors
For your reference: A pediatric vitals chart broken down by age range
A female suspect is dead; the Nashville Fire Department said it responded to an “active aggressor”
William Dwyer stands by his officers’ decision to not wait for an ambulance and to rush the 4-month-old to the hospital
EMS providers transported the children and two adults to a hospital
The mother handed the child to Boca Raton Fire Rescue paramedics, who helped him regain a faint pulse before transporting him
“I don’t see most adults do as well as [Aria Lamen] did,” said Aurora 911 Dispatcher Tracie Whalen
Los Angeles Fire Department crewmembers evaluated the children and transported five to a hospital
Derry, N.H. first responders rescued a girl trapped under a fallen tree and transported her to a hospital
Firefighter Walter Stewart lost his youngest and oldest kids following the deaths of their brother and mother
Responders assessed the teen and packaged him for a short flight while harnessed to a rope attached to a helicopter, which flew him to an ambulance
The University of Massachusetts is warning about “blackout rage gallons,” or “BORGs,” use among college kids, as seen on the app
How “Little Doug,” a friend of Green Bay Metro crewmembers, survived another serious medical issue
Since the ambulance was impeded by snow-covered streets, Portland firefighters transported the child to a hospital
Bystanders called 911, but the child’s family said no one performed CPR, and it took up to 30 minutes for first responders to arrive
Mercy Flight EMS providers transported the injured child to Oishei Children’s Hospital in Buffalo
A juror said that most of panel wanted to convict Anthony Spada, who remains on leave from the Walla Walla department
Boston Fire offered Duxbury Fire Department its Critical Incident Stress Management team to help the responders and their families
Former Yellow Breeches leader Douglas Allen Shields was the student’s supervisor
The artificial intelligence revolution has arrived; learn how OpenAI’s most popular innovation can add value to EMS
Takeaways from the 90-plus posters on display at this year’s National Association of EMS Physicians annual meeting
LACoFD members were honored with a visit and an original drawing as a “thank you” from a little girl they treated for injuries several weeks ago
The Folds of Honor scholarships are awarded yearly to the spouse and/or dependents of a responder who has fallen or been catastrophically wounded
FDNY crewmembers removed all of the children and found heavy fire in the basement
The state health department suspended the Walla Walla man’s paramedic license, making him ineligible for paid leave, a city spokesperson said
Over 100 fire and EMS personnel responded to the blaze that killed a 13-year-old boy and hurt a total of five people
As recreational marijuana shops open across the country, critics say children are at risk
John Krueger has been accused of inappropriately touching two children and is on unpaid leave from the Antigo Fire Department
Two teens were hospitalized after the 16-year-old attempted to rescue her 17-year-old friend who was pulled under by a current near a waterfall
Lompoc firefighters rescued all three of them, and EMS transported the mother and child to a hospital
Viewers could be confused, resulting in harm to an infant, a spokesperson said
Desert Oasis High School Principal Ian Salzman said staff members provided medical aid EMS providers arrived
