tejkowskit
Gold Member
The only thing that will really bother me is pediatrics. Being a father myself, I try to study hard to because I acknowledge it's not if, it's when I have to work a serious code on someone's child, and I want it to be the same as if I was working on my own daughter.
I am not a father, or a mother for the matter, so peds doesnt bother me as it would a parent. I can say peds is not difficult, though. Many people are scared of peds because they are not common patients! They lose touch with their standing medical orders on pediatric calls because they never use it.
Children can compensate very very well and are damn resililient! Know the physiological differences between peds and adults (no theyre not just "small adults"!!) and know your treatments and youll be fine. Although you rarely use pediatric protocols its best to study them even after you get your license.