title: Update in pediatric resuscitation.
abstract: This article updates research concerning the resuscitation of a pediatric patient. The topics discussed include the state of pediatric life support, the current guidelines, the management of those guidelines, and coping with death.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, State University of New York, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, USA. brownkm@upstate.edu
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bocock
mesh_terms: D001293:Attitude to Death; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000295:instrumentation; D005066:Euthanasia, Passive; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D015996:Survival Rate; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology