PEDIATRIC CPR
OCTOBER 2011
LEARN BASIC LIFE SUPPORT
MAKE YOUR HOME SAFE
CPR training should be part of every family’s
emergency preparedness plan. Learning CPR
is the most important “Homeland Security” for
the family. CPR knowledge is especially
important for parents and anyone caring for
children.
The chain of survival depends on:
Early Notification of the Emergency Medical
KEEP YOUR CHILD HEALTHY
System (EMS)
Early CPR
Early Defibrillation
Early Advanced Care
HANDS ONLY CPR
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CAB
VERSUS ABC
C Circulation
A Airway
B Breathing
Improving survival in the pediatric cardiac
arrest begins with the bystander.
The American Heart Association has changed
the recommended sequence for CPR from
“ABC”: Airway, Breathing, and Circulation, to
“CAB”: Circulation, Airway, and Breathing.
Call 911- activate the emergency
The CAB sequence is now recommended to
simplify training and to promote the initiation
of increased bystander CPR.
medical system
Begin Chest Compressionspush hard and fast in the center of
the chest, at least 100
compressions per minute.
Compression and ventilation in combination
together, is the most effective for infant and
child survival after cardiac arrest.
For classes contact the American Heart Association, 1-877-AHA-4CPR, www.heart.org or www.handsonlycpr.org
PEDIATRIC CPR
BYSTANDER CPR IS THE BEST WAY TO INCREASE THE CHANCE OF
SURVIVAL AFTER A CARDIAC ARREST
The leading cause of death in children and
adolescents is accidents, the most common
being motor vehicle accidents. This data
stresses the need for community CPR
education to increase the chance of survival.
performed
CPR
Panic
Bystanders only initiate CPR approximately
50% of the time at a cardiac arrest event. The
reasons given during interview of bystanders
that did not perform CPR were: 37.5% became
panicked and did not react, 9.1 % did not feel
confident in skills, 1.1% was afraid they would
harm the victim and 1.1% objected to
performing mouth-to-mouth.
Performing bystander CPR can quadruple the
chances of survival for a child in a cardiac
arrest situation.
Incompetence
harm the
victim
Disease
BYSTANDER CPR DATA
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CPR certification is step one and frequent skill
practice is step two, to maintain confidence
and competency in CPR skills.
Good Samaritan laws protect any provider of
first aid to victims of injury.
Literature suggests that AHA courses
are the most current and effective due to
the medical research, standardized
rules, class size, content and quality
Axelsson, A. (2001). Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation: would
they do it again? Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 16(1), 15-20.
Make CPR training part of family safety measures: learned skills can
be refreshed in case of emergency. (2010).Patient Education
Management, 17(3), 29-31.
Ong, E. H. M. (2011). Improving the quality of CPR in the
community. Singapore Medical Journal, 52(8), 586-591.
Pyles, L. A., & Knapp, J. (2004). Role of Pediatricians in Advocating
Life Support Training Courses for Parents and the Public.. Pediatrics,
114(6), e761-e765. doi:10.1542/peds.2004-2021
Swor, R., Khan, I., Domeier, R., Honeycutt, L., Chu, K., & Compton,
S. (2006). CPR training and CPR performance: do CPR-trained
bystanders perform CPR? Academic Emergency Medicine, 13(6), 596601
management.
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For classes contact the American Red Cross at, www.redcross.org