Pediatric Assessment Tips

Posted by Patrick Lickiss on Jan 18, 2012 in Assessment, General | 2 comments

Having a one year old at home has done more for my pediatric assessment skills than any class I could have ever taken. Pediatric patients have some very subtle changes and behaviors that can be easily over-looked. Given that kids can maintain for quite some time before deteriorating very quickly, it is important to learn to read the cues they give off. Over at Everyday EMS Tips, Greg has a great guide for comparing pediatric findings to what is “normal’ for the patient. Go take a look!

http://everydayemstips.com Greg Friese

Thanks for the link Patrick. It really is remarkable being a parent and how quickly you recognize abnormal because of all of the time you see abnormal.

http://510medic.com Patrick Lickiss

And that just scratches the surface of how the job has changed for me since becoming a father. Mostly for the better which I didn’t necessarily anticipate.

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