EMT Review Office Hours: Pediatric Emergencies

[@MzChaotic]

Great practice questions ✔️ ty for sharing

[@markanderson5077]

I'm getting ready to take the NREMT. Your 2014 text book was used in class. I found the text book a bit arduous, but your videos are very informative. I'm using the Kaplan book to review. Thanks! FYI, our class did stress the first thing to do with a new born is towel off and stimulate.

[@joshuaw2300]

They really stressed in my emt course to first suction the mouth then nose as soon as the head is out and again when baby is delivered. To prevent risk of aspiration? Is that the class way and not the NREMT way?

[@vybuidable]

Thanks Dan Limmer

[@aandpforme]

Thank you!!

[@opusthe2nd]

So what do you do when test wants the answer to be suction first? Is todays NREMT test updated to "dry and stimulate"?

[@danlimmer6326]

The test should never want you to automatically suction first--even if there is meconium. If the baby is moving, has good color, crying, no suction! The NREMT is up to date. This change occurred in 2010--12 years ago--but we hear of people still teaching to suction first.