Basic life support in children - 2021
First Aid in children already bring to the trespassing acute stress and severe emotional component. Come and try out at home possible realistic scenario to help the child, which is described in the current recommendations of the 2021 European Resuscitation Council.
Review
The presented BLS algorithm captures the algorithm for recognizing cardiac arrest and initiating cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a child from an unknown cause. The algorithm presented is based on the 2021 ERC recommendations for CPR in children. What I find very useful about this algorithm is that it focuses on key decision points in addition to the procedure itself. A lot of useful information is also included in the rationale for each answer.
Sources
VAN DEN VOORDE, Patrik, et al. European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: Paediatric Life Support. Resuscitation, 2021, 161: 327-387.
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MIXA, Vladimír, Pavel HEINIGE and Václav VOBRUBA, ed. Dětská přednemocniční a urgentní péče. Praha: Mladá fronta, 2017. Edice postgraduální medicíny. ISBN 978-80-204-4643-5.
