Pediatric Sepsis

In this episode of The Erik and Matt Show (EMS) with Erik Axene and Matt Ball, an emergency physician and a firefighter/paramedic break down how to recognize and manage pediatric sepsis in the field starting from why kids compensate so well that they look fine right up until they fall off the cliff. They explain why sepsis belongs on your differential for any sick kid, not just the nursing-home patient. Walk through the pediatric assessment triangle and the age-normal vitals that tell you a child is in trouble before the blood pressure ever drops, and cover the history that changes everything: wet diapers, feeding, fever and the meds already given. From cap refill over SpO2 to fluids before hypotension and resuscitating before you intubate, they lay out the field judgment that catches a septic kid early, plus a down-and-dirty drug-math trick that takes the fear out of weight-based dosing. Early recognition saves lives, and with little kids, delay kills.