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Many critical factors influence the survival in pediatric arrests such as the environment, preexisting conditions, duration of time before resuscitation, initial ECG rhythm and the quality and time of the BLS and ALS interventions. Although most adult OHCAs are caused by primary cardiac disease, pediatric OHCAs are more than twice as likely to be attributable to non-cardiac causes than to primary cardiac disease and infants and children often sustain cardiac arrest as a result of respiratory failure. This lecture will show how Polk County Fire Rescue went from a ZERO percent survival rate for pediatric arrests in 2012 to a survival rate of 71% in 2014 and 78% in 2015 and demonstrate the changes that took place to achieve these results.
Pediatric Intensivist Mark Piehl, will present a simple and thoughtful approach to pediatric respiratory failure and airway management that can increase your confidence and improve outcomes. He will discuss pediatric respiratory physiology and outline simple principles of airway support, including strategies to improve oxygen delivery, improve BVM technique, and how to make endotracheal intubation easier and safer.