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.
The key is to remember that kids get sick differently than adults and that physical findings may be more subtle
Preparing for the most stressful call you can receive: pediatric cardiorespiratory arrest
Drs. Watkins, Glomb and Fallat share lessons learned from EMSC Day webinar
Images from the scene show a yellow school bus tipped over along the side of the road, with school children and emergency responders milling about
Aurora police said the ambulance, which had a patient inside, had its lights and sirens activated and was heading west when it T-boned the minivan
Dispatchers were able to quickly figure out exactly where Joshua鈥檚 grandmother was thanks to a new system
Todd Zobrist, who rescued a baby from the vehicle submerged in the frigid waters of Silver Lake, was awarded the Firefighting Medal of Honor
The crew was covered in broken glass in a 鈥渕indless act of vandalism鈥� that resulted in a broken door window
K9 Deputy Jeremie Nix was driving home when he was flagged down by a passing car, and footage shows the two cars pulling over and a woman handing Nix a baby
Erica Bartlett was at the Holiday Inn Resort in Panama City Beach when she noticed a little boy floating on his back in the pool
Zimori Hall had just completed a one-week 鈥�911 Jr. First Responder Camp鈥� where he learned the basics of first aid, CPR training and the Heimlich Maneuver
Police responded to a hospital after a woman reported that her boyfriend had assaulted her; he fled in an ambulance with his 18-month-old son
The American Academy of Pediatrics found that the number of children between the ages of 8 and 13 visiting ERs for concussions has doubled
Providing effective pediatric care starts with confronting your challenges with children
Rethinking EMS response to pediatric emergency care, trauma, pain management and arrests
Cabell Hntington Hospital trauma services director Jennifer Murray pushed the initiative to Lawrence County schools at a recent commission meeting
Ann Marie Thomas was sentenced after delaying response when dispatchers put out a call for help for a dying baby, despite being less than a mile away
Kayden, 3, is in the hospital after a teen crashed into the ambulance he was being transported in, and his mother Alexis said she鈥檚 not sure he鈥檚 going to make it
The Allina Health crew was transporting a 3-year-old boy when a teen driver crashed into the ambulance
Cody Carpenter, who cared for Tanner Haurez after he was diagnosed with leukemia five years ago, had his head shaved by the boy to raise money
The 15-year-old assaulted William Herr, who was attempting to help the teen into an ambulance for treatment
Researchers said at-risk teens who are prescribed opioids are more prone to becoming dependent on the drugs
One medical director is challenging the current pediatric intubation paradigm, exploring direct and video laryngoscopy
The state is also mandating that all child care employees undergo training for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome before working with children
Firefighters, paramedics and police officers served breakfast to kids at Midway Elementary as part of National School Breakfast Week
The kits, which include a tourniquet, medical gloves, bandages, tape, scissors and gauze are named after Jacob Hall, who was killed in a school shooting
Doctors now grapple with how to alleviate suffering without prescribing so much medication that it puts a patient at greater risk of addiction
Officers said the infant was thrown to the ground during a fight between his parents
Frantz Petion, 25, was arrested and charged with rape, strangulation and an act in a manner injurious to a child
Former Detroit Fire Department EMT Ann Marie Thomas was fired after refusing to treat a baby despite being less than a mile away
Bill Carey created a bottle that helps with visual and auditory stimulation in an effort to help autistic patients feel more comfortable
A woman in Michigan contacted the wrong Wayland Fire Department on Facebook when her son started choking and she did not have access to a phone
Evan Travers was driving with his girlfriend when the car in front of him veered across Kanner Highway, hit a light post and slammed into a tree
