Ventricular fibrillation in a 2-month-old infant: a pediatric case study and review of lessons learned.
The best way to deal with pediatric patients in cardiac arrest is to be prepared. We often acknowledge that children may experience V fib, but we do not truly take to heart that those events with "less than 10% chance of occurrence" can happen to us. From this case, the pediatric resuscitation team concluded that it is necessary to be prepared for all possible cardiac arrest situations. I know that our ED staff is more prepared now that this unusual situation has happened to us. I hope that others will also reassess their hospital's ability to handle a pediatric arrest that is not related to a primary respiratory event.
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D004630:Emergencies / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000379:methods*; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy*