Part 6: Pediatric Basic Life Support and Pediatric Advanced Life Support

Abstract

The Pediatric Task Force reviewed all questions submitted by the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) mem- ber councils in 2010, reviewed all council training materials and resuscitation guidelines and algorithms, and conferred on recent areas of interest and controversy. We identified a few areas where there were key differences in council-specific guidelines based on historical recommendations, such as the A–B–C (Airway, Breath- ing, Circulation) versus C–A–B (Circulation, Airway, Breathing) sequence of provision of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), ini- tial back blows versus abdominal thrusts for foreign-body airway obstruction, an upper limit for recommended chest compression rate, and initial defibrillation dose for shockable rhythms (2 versus 4 J kg−1). We