Paediatric life support

Abstract

This review recapitulates recent knowledge on paediatric life support. It summarizes possible pathways leading to the cardiorespiratory arrest in children and European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2015 for paediatric cardiac arrest. The recommended techniques for chest compressions and artificial rescue breathing without as well as with bag-valve-mask ventilation are specified. The possibility of using automated external defibrillation in children is also mentioned. The paediatric advanced life support is briefly summarized.