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.
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The students all 鈥渆xperienced severe sickness within minutes of each other鈥�
Investigators say that the responder was working in an ambulance at the time and that there may be more victims
The new content covers field triage, acute events in infants, cardiac arrest and trauma MCIs
Anthony Spada has been placed on administrative leave, instructed to stay out of city offices and to not contact city employees
The parents reportedly crawled out of the structure screaming for help for their daughter, who was still inside the home on a breathing machine
Six children were transported to Arkansas Children鈥檚 Hospital in Little Rock, and most had been released by Sunday afternoon
The two girls and two boys were reported to be in serious condition
The Amarillo medic and the 16-month-old child were treated for smoke inhalation
Two injured college students have been recovering after being transported by helicopter to the University Medical Center in Lubbock
Tri-Hospital EMS CEO said that a paramedic鈥檚 quick reaction to the situation kept the collision from being head-on
A Baton Rouge EMS spokesman said the baby was 鈥渢ough,鈥� and that the 8-month-old child did not cry during the rescue
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Researchers who combed through a national EMS database found that the disparities are similar to those involving adults
The Florida-based rescue nonprofit Project DYNAMO successfully evacuated the twin boys, as well as a British baby girl, to Poland from war-torn Kyiv
Police officers secured the scene and took suspects into custody; EMS providers transported the injured to hospitals
The father of the child was placed on administrative leave; the child鈥檚 stepmother is also a former employee of the department
Tappahannock VFD, Tappahannock Rescue Squad, Hanover Fire-EMS鈥� Technical Rescue Team, Chesterfield Fire and EMS and Life Evac worked together to rescue the 16-year-old
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Ben鈥檚 Blue Bags founder Matthew Kodicek said they are also useful for small children and anyone else who may struggle to communicate with first responders
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Medical personnel, an ambulance and a helicopter had been present to render aid at the scene
After three days of digging, crews reached a critical juncture at the site and switched to manually removing the dirt by hand as they work to reach the child
The onboard paramedic said the helicopter rolled in the air, pinning himself and the flight nurse to the ceiling before they could secure the patient
ImageTrend鈥檚 report focuses on the prehospital setting and looks at how the incidents have changed across age groups and regions
The pilot, Danial Moore, was wheeled out of the emergency room to applause from first responders
The position statements summarize recommendations for training, quality management, pediatric considerations and more
The pilot, who was injured more severely than the onboard nurse and paramedic, is being compared to Capt. Chesley 鈥淪ully鈥� Sullenberger
The infant and crew members were all transported to local hospitals
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