Tag Archives: paediatric

Optimum depth of neonatal chest compressions

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Cliff Reid

A retrospective study of infant chest CT scans using mathematical modelling and a number of assumptions suggests that neonatal CPR according to AAP/AHA guidelines of compressing to one third anteroposterior chest wall diameter should provide a superior ejection fraction to … Continue reading →

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Kids need 'proper' CPR if non-cardiac cause of arrest

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Cliff Reid

The American Heart Association recommends cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) by bystanders with chest compression only for adults who have cardiac arrests, but not for children. These recommendations have new support in a large observational study from Japan examining outcomes in 5170 … Continue reading →

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Ketamine lowered ICP in brain-injured kids

Posted on October 3, 2009 by Cliff Reid

Ketamine lowered ICP in brain-injured kids Ventilated children between the ages of 1 and 16 with traumatic brain injury and elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) were given ketamine and effect on cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) and ICP was measured. Ketamine decreased … Continue reading →

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