Pediatric Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-1-2020
Institution/Department
Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, Medical Education
Journal Title
Emergency medicine clinics of North America
MeSH Headings
Airway Management, Blood Glucose, Child, Child Abuse, Electric Countershock, Electroencephalography, Emergency Service, Hospital, Epinephrine, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, Heart Arrest, Heart Defects, Congenital, Heart Rate, Humans, Hypothermia, Hypothermia, Induced, Lung Diseases, Parents, Physical Examination, Poisoning, Process Assessment, Health Care, Reference Values, Respiratory Insufficiency, Respiratory Rate, Resuscitation, Resuscitation Orders, Sepsis, Shock, Vasoconstrictor Agents, Wounds and Injuries
Abstract
Pediatric cardiac arrest is a relatively rare but devastating presentation in infants and children. In contrast to adult patients, in whom a primary cardiac dysrhythmia is the most likely cause of cardiac arrest, pediatric patients experience cardiovascular collapse most frequently after an initial respiratory arrest. Aggressive treatment in the precardiac arrest state should be initiated to prevent deterioration and should focus on support of oxygenation, ventilation, and hemodynamics, regardless of the presumed cause. Unfortunately, outcomes for pediatric cardiac arrest, whether in hospital or out of hospital, continue to be poor.
ISSN
1558-0539
First Page
819
Last Page
839
Recommended Citation
Mick, Nathan W and Williams, Rachel J, "Pediatric Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation." (2020). Maine Medical Center. 1941.
https://knowledgeconnection.mainehealth.org/mmc/1941
