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**For infants - Place 2 fingers below the intermammary line not compressing any rib or xiphoid process and start compressions 100/minute and up to 4 cm or 1.5-inch depth in infants and 5 cm or 2-inch depth in children above 1 year.  
**For infants - Place 2 fingers below the intermammary line not compressing any rib or xiphoid process and start compressions 100/minute and up to 4 cm or 1.5-inch depth in infants and 5 cm or 2-inch depth in children above 1 year.  
**Use two hands wrapped around the thorax for better grip depending on the size of the child to avoid exhaustion especially if its a lone rescuer.
**Use two hands wrapped around the thorax for better grip depending on the size of the child to avoid exhaustion especially if its a lone rescuer.
**If 2 people are there give 15 chest compressions followed by 2 rescue breaths. Interchange the position if 2 people are present to avoid exhaustion and ensure high-quality CPR.
**If 2 people are there give 15 chest compressions followed by 2 rescue breaths. Interchange the position every 2 minutes if 2 people are present to avoid exhaustion and ensure high-quality CPR.
**If there is a single person for CPR give 30 chest compressions followed by 2 rescue breaths.  
**If there is a single person for CPR give 30 chest compressions followed by 2 rescue breaths.  
**CPR with rescue breaths has more survival benefit in children vs CPR- Only Compressions.  
**CPR with rescue breaths has more survival benefit in children vs CPR- Only Compressions.  
**In children the majority of the cause for cardiac arrest is Asphyxia <ref name="pmid26472999">{{cite journal| author=Atkins DL, Berger S, Duff JP, Gonzales JC, Hunt EA, Joyner BL | display-authors=etal| title=Part 11: Pediatric Basic Life Support and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Quality: 2015 American Heart Association Guidelines Update for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. | journal=Circulation | year= 2015 | volume= 132 | issue= 18 Suppl 2 | pages= S519-25 | pmid=26472999 | doi=10.1161/CIR.0000000000000265 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26472999  }} </ref>.
**In children the majority of the cause for cardiac arrest is Asphyxia <ref name="pmid26472999">{{cite journal| author=Atkins DL, Berger S, Duff JP, Gonzales JC, Hunt EA, Joyner BL | display-authors=etal| title=Part 11: Pediatric Basic Life Support and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Quality: 2015 American Heart Association Guidelines Update for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. | journal=Circulation | year= 2015 | volume= 132 | issue= 18 Suppl 2 | pages= S519-25 | pmid=26472999 | doi=10.1161/CIR.0000000000000265 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26472999  }} </ref>.
**If the lone rescuer is not trained in ventilation then Compression only CPR can be done.
**If the lone rescuer is not trained in ventilation then Compression only CPR can be done.

Revision as of 14:01, 16 June 2020

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Neepa Shah, M.B.B.S.[2]

Overview

Pediatric Basic Life Support is a life-saving skill comprising of high quality CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) and Rescue Breadths with Artificial External Defibrillator (AED).

  • Bystander CPR - Bystander resuscitation plays a key role in out of hospital CPR. A study by Maryam Y Naim et all [1] found out communities, where bystander CPR is practiced, have better survival outcomes in children less than 18 years from out of hospital cardiac arrest(CA)
  • Two studies (Total children 781) concluded that about half of the Cardio-Respiratory arrests in children under 12 months occur outside the hospital.
  • Good Prognostic Factor upon arrival at the emergency department-
    • The short interval between arrest and arrival at the hospital.
    • Less than 20 minutes of resuscitation in the emergency department.
    • Less than 2 doses of epinephrine.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Naim MY, Burke RV, McNally BF, Song L, Griffis HM, Berg RA; et al. (2017). "Association of Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation With Overall and Neurologically Favorable Survival After Pediatric Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in the United States: A Report From the Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival Surveillance Registry". JAMA Pediatr. 171 (2): 133–141. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.3643. PMID 27837587.
  2. ↑ Sahu S, Kishore K, Lata I (2010). "Better outcome after pediatric resuscitation is still a dilemma". J Emerg Trauma Shock. 3 (3): 243–50. doi:10.4103/0974-2700.66524. PMC 2938489. PMID 20930968.

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Algorithm[1]

  • Look out for the safety of yourself as a bystander and the child/infant.
  • Call for help if alone and if 2 rescuers are present send one person to call the EMS (Emergency medical service) and get the AED(Automated external defibrillator).
  • Check for response ask "What is your name?" Can you hear me"
  • Check if the child is breathing,
    • If the child is breathing normally, don't do CPR.
    • If the child is not breathing or is gasping for air start CPR
  • Check for a pulse in an infant it is the Brachial pulse. For children above 1 year of age check the Femoral artery pulse or the Brachial pulse, not more than 10 seconds.
  • The new AHA guidelines in 2010[1],2015 have changed the order from "ABC" Airway, Breathing/ventilation, and Chest compressions (or Circulation) to "CAB" Compression (Circulation) Airway and Breathing/Ventilation.
  • High-quality chest compressions:
    • For infants - Place 2 fingers below the intermammary line not compressing any rib or xiphoid process and start compressions 100/minute and up to 4 cm or 1.5-inch depth in infants and 5 cm or 2-inch depth in children above 1 year.
    • Use two hands wrapped around the thorax for better grip depending on the size of the child to avoid exhaustion especially if its a lone rescuer.
    • If 2 people are there give 15 chest compressions followed by 2 rescue breaths. Interchange the position every 2 minutes if 2 people are present to avoid exhaustion and ensure high-quality CPR.
    • If there is a single person for CPR give 30 chest compressions followed by 2 rescue breaths.
    • CPR with rescue breaths has more survival benefit in children vs CPR- Only Compressions.
    • In children the majority of the cause for cardiac arrest is Asphyxia [2].
    • If the lone rescuer is not trained in ventilation then Compression only CPR can be done.
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Berg MD, Schexnayder SM, Chameides L, Terry M, Donoghue A, Hickey RW; et al. (2010). "Part 13: pediatric basic life support: 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care". Circulation. 122 (18 Suppl 3): S862–75. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.971085. PMC 3717258. PMID 20956229.
  2. ↑ Atkins DL, Berger S, Duff JP, Gonzales JC, Hunt EA, Joyner BL; et al. (2015). "Part 11: Pediatric Basic Life Support and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Quality: 2015 American Heart Association Guidelines Update for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care". Circulation. 132 (18 Suppl 2): S519–25. doi:10.1161/CIR.0000000000000265. PMID 26472999.
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