This timely episode covers that time of year when our pediatric patients get the sniffles.  Most of the time, our kids are fine.  But every once in a while, those sniffles can become life-threatening.  How can you tell the difference?  In part 1 of this podcast, our content experts discuss what to look for and what to do when we become concerned about our little patients. Meet our special guests: Tara Copper MD, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician and Joseph Finney MD, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician and EMS Fellow.

This But Why EMS Podcast episode is a continuation of our last episode. In this episode, we discuss a unique case study that is terrifying for any healthcare clinician: a child in the field who is in status epilepticus that won't respond to typical treatments.  What then? Hear the But Why EMS Podcast team discuss this situation with: Dr. Rejean M. Guerriro DO, Pediatric Neurologist at Saint Louis Children's Hospital, Dr. Joseph Finney MD, Pediatric Emergency Physician and EMS Fellow at Saint Louis Children's Hospital/Barnes Jewish Hospital, Nikki Bain EMT-P, and Brandon Treiber EMT-P.

This But Why EMS podcast covers the frightening presentation of a pediatric seizure that hasn't responded to traditional medications.  What do you prioritize?  How do you handle your treatment options? Hear the But Why EMS Podcast team discuss answers to these questions with Joseph Finney MD, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow & EMS Fellow, and Michael Kim MD @michaelkim_md, Third-year Emergency Medicine Resident.

In this episode, the But Why EMS Podcast team discusses why beginning the mourning process in the field benefits families as well as what to do or say when terminating p-OHCA resuscitation on scene with our special guest: Peter Antevy MD  @HandtevyMD, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician, EMS physician.

They're just kids. Pediatric Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest (p-OHCA) is a terrifying case for any health care clinician. In this two-part series, the But Why EMS Podcast team covers the evidence behind p-OHCA and the growing push to resuscitate on the scene with special guest: John Graham MD, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician Fellow.