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.
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
Empower your personnel to become pediatric ready
Salem firefighters purchased 140 caps after several players were concussed at the beginning of the season
Spend time with infants and toddlers to learn and understand normal responses
Suspect physical abuse of a child when there is a mismatch between the reported mechanism of injury, patient history and the physical exam findings
Are you endangering your littlest patients?
How will Trump’s campaign promises impact EMS funding, call volume and service quality?
Clear Spring EMS responded to an urgent call involving an infant initially in respiratory distress
Your junior paramedic will learn first-hand about common childhood emergencies and what they can do to help
The Los Angeles Unified School District released a statement saying “a group of students may have consumed a banned substance”
A young child was able to flag down a driver to call 911 for the crash in Kelso
Whether you’re a stay-at-home parent, a grandparent or a beloved babysitter, these items will give you peace of mind
All EMS providers can still learn something about patient care and pain management from their mother
At least 17 patients were transported by EMS to hospitals after a wagon carrying children and adults overturned near Chippewa Falls
Point Pleasant Fire Department enhances EMS with Hinckley Medical’s OneWeight ambulance gurney scale
OneWeight’s two-button design is easy to use, allowing providers to obtain accurate weight measurements with minimal training quickly
Jimmy Kimmel’s story reminds us of the breadth of EMS’ commitment to our patients
Investigators called the incident at a Logansport home pool a “freak accident”
The balance between the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system keeps our automated body functions working properly
Because most EMS providers infrequently encounter sick pediatric patients, it is important to regularly refresh knowledge of anatomy, pathophysiology and life-saving treatments
The John Wesley Foster Act requires schools to have mandated training, AEDs and response plans
Charles County EMS providers who were already at the stadium for the game, along with several volunteer first responders, began caring for patients within minutes
The Alabama Legislature passed a bill last year to authorize the use of the boxes in the state, expanding a law passed in 2000 that allowed the surrender of infants at hospitals
The child dropped a cookie and instead picked up a piece of plastic and went unconscious almost immediately; responding paramedics treated the child with naloxone
The 14-month-old child fell about 10 feet deep into a pipe around 12 inches in diameter; a Moundridge Police officer’s creative approach was instrumental in his rescue
Authorities have arrested a suspect in the stabbing attack in Southport
Houston first responders found the baby inside a bag in the dumpster
With the help of Pulsara, some young patients can be safely taken directly from the scene to behavioral health facilities
