Cardiopulmonary resuscitation of children.
Cardiopulmonary arrest in children frequently has a respiratory cause. Bradycardia and asystole result from the hypoxia and acidosis of inadequate ventilation. Fortunately, respiratory failure presents warning signs which make early intervention and prevention of arrest a major focus for the nurse. When cardiopulmonary arrest does occur, the nurse must be able to provide the A-B-C's of basic life support, to participate actively in definitive treatment of the arrest, and to assess the child carefully during the post-resuscitation recovery stabilization period.
D002648:Child; D004554:Electric Countershock; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000451:nursing*; D006336:Heart Massage; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009737:Nursing Records; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000451:nursing*; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000295:instrumentation