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==[[Xyz Overview|Overview]]==
==[[Xyz Overview|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)]].  
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 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).
* Bystander CPR - Bystander resuscitation plays a key role in out of hospital CPR. A study by Maryam Y Naim et all 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.
* Two studies (Total children 781) concluded that about half of the Cardio-Respiratory arrests in children under 12 months occur outside the hospital.
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**Less than 20 minutes of resuscitation in the emergency department.
**Less than 20 minutes of resuscitation in the emergency department.
**Less than 2 doses of epinephrine.
**Less than 2 doses of epinephrine.
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==[[Xyz Classification|Classification]]==
==[[Xyz Classification|Classification]]==
* Pediatric Basic Life Support is classified according to age  
* Pediatric Basic Life Support is classified according to age<ref name="pmid 29114009">{{cite journal| author=Atkins DL, de Caen AR, Berger S, Samson RA, Schexnayder SM, Joyner BL | display-authors=etal| title=2017 American Heart Association Focused Update on Pediatric Basic Life Support and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Quality: An Update to the American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. | journal=Circulation | year= 2018 | volume= 137 | issue= 1 | pages= e1-e6 | pmid= 29114009 | doi=10.1161/CIR.0000000000000540 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=29114009  }}</ref>
** Age - Less than 1 year - Infant Basic Life Support  
** Age - Less than 1 year - Infant Basic Life Support
** Age - 1 year to Puberty - Child Basic Life Support  
** Age - 1 year to Puberty - Child Basic Life Support  
** Age - After Puberty - Adult Basic Life Support  
** Age - After Puberty - Adult Basic Life Support  


==[[Xyz Algorithm|Algorithm]]==
==Pediatric Basic Life Support Guidelines (Revised American Heart Association 2019 Guidelines)==


* Pulse present but cannot breathe.
* Pulse present but cannot breathe.

Revision as of 07:59, 13 June 2020

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 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.



Causes of Cardiac arrest(CA) in children.

  • Ventricular Fibrillation
  • Pulseless Ventricular tachycardia
  • Children with preexisting cardiac disorders
    • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
    • Anomalous coronary artery (from the pulmonary artery)
    • Long QT syndrome
    • Myocarditis
  • Drug intoxication (eg, tricyclic antidepressants, digoxin, cocaine)
  • Commotio cordis [1]

References

  1. Ralston.M.E (2020).Pediatric basic life support for healthcare providers. In James F Wiley (Ed.), UpToDate. Retrieved from https://www.uptodate.com/home

Classification

  • Pediatric Basic Life Support is classified according to age[1]
    • Age - Less than 1 year - Infant Basic Life Support
    • Age - 1 year to Puberty - Child Basic Life Support
    • Age - After Puberty - Adult Basic Life Support

Pediatric Basic Life Support Guidelines (Revised American Heart Association 2019 Guidelines)

  • Pulse present but cannot breathe.
  • No Pulse and not breathing.



Changes made in the new AHA guidelines 2015

AED (Artificial External Defibrillator)

Airway management

Survival benefits of early high-quality CPR

  1. Atkins DL, de Caen AR, Berger S, Samson RA, Schexnayder SM, Joyner BL; et al. (2018). "2017 American Heart Association Focused Update on Pediatric Basic Life Support and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Quality: An Update to the American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care". Circulation. 137 (1): e1–e6. doi:10.1161/CIR.0000000000000540. PMID 29114009.