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.
Empower your personnel to become pediatric ready
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
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鈥檚 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 鈥渁ssess-and-refer鈥� policy on Wednesday to ease the burden on hospitals
鈥淪he followed all of my instructions to a 鈥楾鈥� and did an amazing job,鈥� Dispatcher Scott Stranghoener said
鈥淐OVID was the ultimate bully. It bullied every other virus for two years,鈥� said Dr. Mark Griffiths. As COVID-19 rates go down, 鈥渢hey鈥檙e coming back full force鈥�
Kathleen Richardson heard the child鈥檚 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
鈥淥nce I got her flipped over on her back and I started doing the thrusts I started feeling her heart,鈥� 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 鈥渇ar worse than the worst days of the adult critical care bed crunch during COVID鈥�
Firefighters found 鈥渆xtremely high鈥� 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
鈥淭hank your nurses and thank your EMS workers and firefighters because they made all this possible,鈥� said Dr. Chase Jones
The jury said that it could not unanimously agree that the shooter should be executed
Officials declared a mass casualty incident, bringing every ambulance in Allentown and more from surrounding municipalities
A surge of viral infections is increasing pediatric hospitalizations and transports
According to the FBI, Daniel Stevens used the Zionsville department鈥檚 internet connection to distribute images and videos on social media
Campus nurses will receive training on administering the opioid overdose treatment
Check out this incredible footage from video laryngoscopes that captured burned and swollen airways during intubation
The trend of cooking chicken in the cold medicine could lead to an overdose of acetaminophen
EMS providers treated and transported six students and one adult to several medical centers in the area
