peadiatric cardiac arrest Flashcards
1
Q
who is this guideline for?
A
under 12
not for newbrons
pulssless or
HR < 60 infants or < 40 children
2
Q
what commonly causes cardiac arrest in children and infants?
A
hypoxia
3
Q
what compression techneques should be used?
A
infant- two rescuers- two thumbs, one resucer two fingers
small child one hand techneque
medium child 2 handed techneque
4
Q
what are the compression rates?
A
100-120
15 compressions 2 ventialations pausing for ventialtions
5
Q
what pads are used for peadiatrics?
A
<25 kg including up to 8 year olds peadiatric pads
9 and up adult pads
6
Q
what joules are used?
A
4j/kg rounding to the nearest 10
