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As in the past, there remains a paucity of good quality evidence specifically on paediatric resuscitation, and some conclusions have had to be drawn from experimental work or extrapolated from adult data.  \nThese guidelines have a strong focus on simplification, based on the knowledge that many children receive no resuscitation at all because rescuers fear doing harm as they have not been taught specific paediatric resuscitation. Consequently, a major area of discussion during the development of Guidelines 2005 has been the feasibility of applying the same guidelines to children as to adults.  \nBystander resuscitation improves outcome significantly. There is good evidence from experimental models that doing either chest compression or expired air ventilation alone may result in a better outcome than doing nothing.1 It follows that outcomes could be improved if bystanders who would otherwise do nothing, were encouraged to begin resuscitation, even if they do not follow an algorithm targeted specifically at children. There are, however, distinct differences between the predominantly adult arrest of cardiac origin and the asphyxial arrest which occurs commonly in children. Therefore, a separate paediatric algorithm is justified for healthcare professionals with a duty to respond to paediatric emergencies, who are in a position to receive enhanced training.  \nGuideline changes  \nCompression:ventilation ratios  \n• Lay rescuers should use a ratio of 30 compressions to 2 ventilations.  \n• Two or more rescuers with a duty to respond should use a ratio of 15 compressions to 2 ventilations.  \nAge definitions  \n• An infant is a child under 1 year.  \n• A child is between 1 year and puberty.  \nPaediatric Basic Life Support (Healthcare professionals with a duty to respond)  \n\n| UNRESPONSIVE ? |  |\n| --- | --- |\n|  |  |\n\nShout for help  \nOpen airway  \n| NOT BREATHING NORMALLY ? |  |\n| --- | --- |\n|  |  |\n\nSTILL UNRESPONSIVE ?(no signs of a circulation)  \nAfter 1 minute call resuscitation team then continue CPR  \nAutomated external defibrillators  \n• A standard AED can be used in children over 8 years.  \n• Purpose-made paediatric pads, or programs which attenuate the energy output of an AED, are recommended for children between 1 and 8 years.  \n• If no such system or manually adjustable machine is available, an unmodified adult AED may be used for children older than  \n1 year.  \n• There is insufficient evidence to support a recommendation for or against the use of AEDs in children less than 1 year.  \nForeign body airway obstruction sequence  \n• A simplified sequence of actions should be used for the management of foreign body airway obstruction (FBAO) in infants and children.  \nInfant and child BLS sequence  \nRescuers who have been taught adult BLS, and have no specific knowledge of paediatric resuscitation, should use the adult sequence. The following modifications to the adult sequence will, however, make it more suitable for use in children:  \n• Give five initial rescue breaths before starting chest compression (adult sequence step 5B) .  \n• If you are on your own, perform CPR for 1 min before going for help.  \n• Compress the chest by approximately one-third of its depth. Use two fingers for an infant under 1 year; use one or two hands for a child over 1 year as needed to achieve an adequate depth of compression.  \n(See adult BLS section)  \nThe following is the sequence that should be followed by healthcare professionals with a duty to respond to paediatric emergencies:  \n1 Ensure the safety of rescuer and child.  \n2 Check the child’s responsiveness:  \n• Gently stimulate the child and ask loudly,‘Are you all right?’  \n• Do not shake infants, or children with suspected cervical spine injuries.  \n3 A If th","cbCailLir3xASPHA","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailLir3xASPHA","pdf",89023,15,"English","# Introduction\n# Guideline changes\n## Compression:ventilation ratios\n## Age definitions\n# Resuscitation sequence for healthcare professionals\n## Unresponsive and airway assessment\n## Breathing assessment and actions\n## Rescue breaths and CPR initiation\n# Automated external defibrillators\n# Foreign body airway obstruction","[{\"question\":\"How does the paediatric algorithm guide healthcare professionals when the child is not responding and not breathing normally?\",\"answer\":\"It specifies shouting for help, opening the airway using head tilt and chin lift (or jaw thrust if needed), checking breathing for no more than 10 seconds, and then giving five initial rescue breaths before proceeding with further actions when breathing is absent or agonal gasps are present.\"}]","Paediatric Basic Life Support - Guide for Healthcare Professionals | PDF",1790190583,38]