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.
By debunking human trafficking myths, EMS providers can assist the victims they encounter in their own communities
We have made it to the start of the holiday season: Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New year’s … what holidays will you be missing this year?
Your willingness to provide pain management is a reflection of your ability to empathize with the patient
Deven R. Dearing used social media to initially interact with the teenager
Among reported cases, over half of the children were toddlers; symptoms include drowsiness, breathing problems, fast heart rate and vomiting
The rescue of four people who survived took hours and involved helicopters and firefighters rappelling down the cliffside
Firefighters used hydraulic rescue tools, a rope system and a helicopter to extricate and move the two children and two adults
The U.S.'s suicide rate increased by 4% between 2020 and 2021 after falling for two years
Frustrated EMS providers described a chaotic scene and said they were uncertain who was in charge, where they should be and how many victims to expect
Honolulu EMS and AMR crewmembers transported 20 patients; 11 were in serious condition
Caiden Mora had a big smile as NYPD vehicles, FDNY firetrucks, EMS vehicles and a motorcycle drove by in a first responder parade
Dozens of people were injured across the South; some were transported to hospitals
10 years later, we continue to grieve, reflect on the power of resilience, and appreciate our first responders
Greensboro responders are grappling with the tragedy, and the fire department deployed its peer-support team to the scene
The blackout challenge has been linked to the deaths of at least 15 children ages 12 or younger in the past 18 months
Managing unusual abdominal injuries, including intussusception, Hirschsprung disease and appendicitis
Polk County Fire Rescue said that Driver/Engineer Dustin Bovill cleared the child’s airway and rode with the patient until EMS providers could take over
Paramedics administered naloxone to the infant, who had been crawling on grass and putting leaves in his mouth
Two Montgomery County Hospital District EMS providers had story time with pre-K students this week
LAFD transported seven of them to pediatric medical centers
The Fresno County Department of Public Health reinstated an “assess-and-refer” policy on Wednesday to ease the burden on hospitals
“She followed all of my instructions to a ‘T’ and did an amazing job,” Dispatcher Scott Stranghoener said
“COVID was the ultimate bully. It bullied every other virus for two years,” said Dr. Mark Griffiths. As COVID-19 rates go down, “they’re coming back full force”
Kathleen Richardson heard the child’s mother yelling, ran over and performed CPR until EMS providers arrived
It appeared the students had eaten food containing THC, Baltimore County Police spokesperson Trae Corbin said
“Once I got her flipped over on her back and I started doing the thrusts I started feeling her heart,” said Kansas City Officer Richard DuChaine
The Chicago Fire Department said it dispatched at least 10 ambulance crews to the scene on Halloween
Two boys died at the scene, and first responders transported a baby and a 21-year-old to Jacobi Medical Center, but the child did not survive, police said
Maryland physician describes the current pediatric bed crisis as “far worse than the worst days of the adult critical care bed crunch during COVID”
Firefighters found “extremely high” levels of the lethal gas inside the building, said Kansas City Assistant Fire Chief Jimmy Walker
EMS providers treated middle school children with difficulty breathing after eating spicy tortilla chips
“Thank your nurses and thank your EMS workers and firefighters because they made all this possible,” said Dr. Chase Jones
The jury said that it could not unanimously agree that the shooter should be executed
