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.
Follow these steps to facilitate a successful outcome for dealing with emergencies involving kids
An initial visual assessment can identify threats to you and your patient before you narrow down a differential diagnosis
Go back to the basics with a thorough understanding of pediatric appearance, breathing and circulation warning signs, and the cardinal rule of pediatric assessment
鈥淵ou have to go in immediately. The kids were calling 911 for help,鈥� said former Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo
Amerie Jo Garza, 10, 鈥渨as a hero trying to call 911, to save her and her friends,鈥� her grandmother said
Sabria Phillips claims that Richland County Emergency Medical Service, dispatchers and the sheriff鈥檚 department were ill-equipped to respond
Public safety leaders: invite and encourage your personnel to get support from mental health clinicians, peer-support teams and other resources as they have a need
Police and others responding to the attack broke windows to help students and teachers escape, said Lt. Christopher Olivarez of the Texas Department of Public Safety
The teenager was found 100 feet above Raven Cliff Falls, resulting in 鈥渄angerous terrain and extreme technicality,鈥� according to White County Fire Services
Cody Agnell got help for his mother on two occasions
The legislation was created in response to a firefighter breaking the rules after waiting for an ambulance then transporting a child with burns in a fire truck
The CDC will decide whether to formally recommend the booster for this age group
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Colin Allemond, who has been in the Acadian Ambulance Explorer program, got the idea when he saw Kit in Every Classroom on Instagram
James Walley admitted to raping a pregnant patient, sexually assaulting other adults, and fondling two children
Crossville-Cumberland County Emergency Communications Dispatcher Kelli Billingsley told the family how to start CPR before EMS providers could arrive
EMS providers were ready at the shore, but as they transported the patient, she stopped breathing again and they had to stabilize her
Spokane Fire Department members have been learning to how use the pediatric resuscitation system and mobile app
Members of the Gaffney City Fire Department performed a technical rescue successfully in about half an hour, and EMS providers transported the injured boy
The upcoming annual event will celebrate the dedication of EMS professionals
Josh Owens helped his family members to safety before working to control a critically injured person鈥檚 blood loss
Dannielle Binns, who works for two agencies, started administering back blows as the child was turning blue
Chicago Fire spokesman Larry Langford describes first responders鈥� efforts at a fatal apartment fire
Ten people died and hundreds were injured during a massive crowd surge last year in Houston
Researchers found that signs of past infection rose dramatically when the more contagious omicron variant surged in the U.S.
Pediatric patients are not tiny adults; refresh your knowledge of pediatric blunt trauma and take a quiz to check your knowledge
First responders brought both the two to shore in a rescue boat, then an EMS crew transported them to Akron Children鈥檚 Hospital
Shriner鈥檚 Children鈥檚 executive vice president said Shriners鈥� doctors, nurses and therapists had lengthy experience working with children suffering life-threatening burn injuries
We do everything we can in the hope we鈥檙e wrong about what is happening to the smallest of victims
Cristian Anthony Stern also serves with the Georgia National Guard
Two people were killed in the onslaught; sources say the ambulance may have been donated by the London Ambulance Service
The boy was conscious but in distress in a 20-acre pond south of Boston
How young patients鈥� unique anatomy and physiology impact trauma assessment and management
