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	<title>Paramedic Notes &#187; Pediatrics</title>
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	<description>I started his blog while in the Paramedic Class in order to share my class notes. I’ve since graduated and now hope to post regularly with articles I find interesting as well as call anecdotes and reviews. Comments always welcome.</description>
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		<title>Pediatric IO Placement Landmarks</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div id="fb-root"></div>I did not know this… · If the Tibial Tuberosity CANNOT be palpated the insertion site is two finger widths below the Patella (and then) medial along the flat aspect of the Tibia. (The Tibial Tuberosity can be difficult or impossible to palpate on younger patients, As patients mature the Tibial Tuberosity becomes easier to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pediatric Weight Estimator</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Of course you are always better off using a Broslow Tape to estimate a pediatric patient&#8217;s weight, but when faced a quick decision on pediatric dosing, two quicks tricks that I found come in handy. &#160; Method 1.  Weight= 8kg + 2kg for every year of age (eg. 1 = 10kg , 2 = 12kg) etc. Method 2. Weight = [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Croup: the steroid saga</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Airway]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interesting discussion on the efficacy of steroids to treat croup as well as a comparison of dexamethasone vs prednisolone. Their discussion is about oral administration of steroids, do the IM steroids that we give in the field compare? Should we be giving IM dexamethasone in the field rather than wait for oral administration in the ED? Croup: the steroid saga [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pediatric DKA</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:47:37 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Diabetic Emergencies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some pearls from the lecture Hyperglycemia &#8211; Molly Boyd, MD In DKA the body experiences massive electrolyte derangements, especially with regard to potassium – you may even find peaked T waves evidencing hyperkalemia. This electrolyte shift has occurred over days and the body has been adapting to this state. Correcting this quickly can lead to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wheezing in the Pediatric Patient</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 19:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RH-111</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Assessment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pediatrics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Respiratory]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bronchiolitis]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[See this very interesting article: Wheezing in the Pediatric Patient Some points that I found interesting: · Regarding RSV: &#8220;Increased morbidity and mortality occurs in high-risk patients, including those younger than 6 weeks old, and those with a history of premature birth, hypoxia, congenital heart disease, chronic lung disease or immune deficiency.&#8221; · &#8220;While corticosteroids [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seizures In a 7-Year Old &#8211; The Deeper You Look the More You Find, the Safer You May Stay.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RH-111</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Neurology]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As published in Fire engineering Magazine. By Steven Kanarian, MPH, Instructor CUNY, LaGuardia Community College Paramedic program e-mail: StevenKan@optonline.net   At 2:24 pm on a fall afternoon; paramedics and an engine company are dispatched to a call for a “child not breathing.” Dispatch stated that the mother caller said her “7-year-old child is not waking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Neonatal Resuscitation Notes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RH-111</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Neonatology]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Cooper KEEP THE BABY WARM! – (Cold baby → hypoglycemia → seizures → death) Make sure baby is not hypoglycemic. Neonates have non-shivering thermogenesis. They burn glucose to generate heat. They cannot shiver. (Brown fat) Hypoxia → Bradycardia &#160; Newborn – first 12-24 hours Neonate – first month 6-10% of out of hospital births [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pediatric Shock</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chapter 358: Shock Copied from the AAP Textbook of Pediatric Care Chapter 358: Shock Monika Gupta, MD; Joseph R. Custer, MD CLASSIFICATION OF SHOCK Shock can be classified by cause and mechanism: hypovolemic, cardiogenic, and distributive. Again, the primary clinician should recall that despite complexities of cause, the early stages of shock are easy to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pediatrics 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 15:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RH-111</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pediatrics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[March 29, 2009, Dr Cooper Pediatric Circulatory Emergencies PAT Is he in shock? Volume or Cardiogenic, assess vitals, mentation, etc, (BP last indicator) Peds, who present with dysrhythmias, present like they are in shock. They won&#8217;t tell you that they have palpitations, etc, do not presume that if a child is in shock you always [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pediatrics 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 01:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RH-111</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pediatrics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[3/25/09 Dr Cooper Pediatric Airway Management Bag and drag, get control of lungs and heart will follow – get control of airway and move Start with PAT – Appearance – example, seesaw respirations – upper airway obstruction. Snoring; soft tissue, gurgling; secretions, stridor; croup FBAO, epiglottis. Hoarseness; laryngeal trauma Mandibular block, needs to be moved [...]]]></description>
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