Comparison of paediatric basic life support guidelines endorsed by member councils of Resuscitation Council of Asia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Paediatric cardiac arrest outcomes, especially for infants, remain poor. Due to different training, resource differences, and historical reasons, paediatric cardiac arrest algorithms for various Asia countries vary. While there has been a common basic life support algorithm for adults by the Resuscitation Council of Asia (RCA), there is no common RCA algorithm for paediatric life support.We aimed to review published paediatric life support guidelines from different Asian resuscitation councils.

Methods

Pubmed and Google Scholar search were performed for published paediatric basic and advanced life support guidelines from January 2015 to June 2023. Paediatric representatives from the Resuscitation Council of Asia were sought and contacted to provide input from Sept

SUBMITTER: Ong GY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10685309 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature