Survey of nearly 7,000 EMS and fire-rescue agencies reveals where pediatric readiness stands today and where services can ...

A medical innovation company recently launched a study funded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to assess how effective virtual reality (VR) is in the training of EMS ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — It’s a scary situation when a child is having a medical emergency. A new study by researchers at OHSU also finds there is anxiety for many first responders during pediatric ...

A new national study shows that while many emergency medical services (EMS) agencies across the United States are well-equipped to care for children, important gaps remain in training, quality ...

MAHANOY CITY – Mahanoy City EMS has become the first ambulance unit in Schuylkill County to receive the Preparedness for Pediatrics certification. Emergency Medical Technician Gene Knelly said the ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Editor's note: The above video is when Mayor Craig Greenberg promoted four EMS personnel in 2023. The Kentucky Emergency Medical Services for Children (KYEMSC) Advisory Committee ...

Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, in collaboration with Houston Fire Department Emergency Medical Services, Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital, and UT Health, will begin the ...

Lee County Emergency Medical Services was recognized this week by the Florida Prehospital Pediatric Readiness Recognition Program (PRRP) as a Florida PEDReady Gold Tier service. Lee County EMS is just ...

When emergency crews respond to calls with a child needing an urgent medication, those first responders quickly need to calculate an exact dosage amount – based on age and weight. Later in June, the ...

Some of San Diego County's next generation of first-responders spent Thursday training for pediatric emergency treatments. "They're small, they're innocent," said Freddy Avila, a Palomar College EMT ...

WILMORE, Ky. (WKYT) - A big part of a first responder’s job is to train for things he or she hopes never to have to do for real. “We don’t want those bad things to happen,” said Lt. Matthew White with ...

Westerly Hospital, part of Yale New Haven Health, has been recognized by the Rhode Island EMS for Children program with the Pediatric Innovator designation, the group's highest honor. The status ...