A breech birth is the birth of a baby from a breech presentation. In the breech presentation the baby enters the birth canal with the buttocks or feet first as opposed to the normal head first presentation.
I Promise Not To Tell – Child Abuse
Child abuse, or non accidental injury to a child, is one of the most difficult calls for EMS providers to respond to. This presentation will help you feel more comfortable in recognizing what is, and isn’t, child abuse and what your responsibilities are as a mandatory reporter and to yourself and your crew. This installment of our Pediatric and Obstetric Awareness Boot Camps where you will also discover:
The true meaning of child abuse and how to define it.
The FOUR different categories of child abuse. Yes is more than one.
The patterns of injury that are characteristic of abuse
Your responsibilities as an EMS Provider with regards to reporting abuse (more…)
Use these .pdf files to help you with your pediatric assessment. (more…)
Great video on pediatric patients presenting with a fever by an ED doc. (more…)
Watch this video for some tips on assessing and treating pediatric respiratory distress patients. https://tmmaster.s3.amazonaws.com/2021content%25/june2021tm/pedresp2ause.mp4