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Becky Spencer1, Jisha Chacko, Donna Sallee.
Abstract
The American Heart Association (AHA) has a strong commitment to implementing scientific research-based interventions for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiovascular care. This article presents the 2010 AHA major guideline changes to pediatric basic life support (BLS) and pediatric advanced life support (PALS) and the rationale for the changes. The following topics are covered in this article: (1) current understanding of cardiac arrest in the pediatric population, (2) major changes in pediatric BLS, and (3) major changes in PALS.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21624692 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2011.04.002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am ISSN: 0899-5885 Impact factor: 1.326