Pediatric Cardiac Arrest - Dr. Janice Tijssen

On this month’s episode, we’re joined by Dr. Janice Tijssen to discuss pediatric cardiac arrest. During the episode, you’ll hear us cover:

The importance of our early interventions

What is cardiac arrest

incidence/epidemiology etiology  risk factors/past medical history outcomes sociodemographics

Differences between adult and pediatric cardiac arrest

Simplifying our response

Symptomatic bradycardia

The importance of scene time

The importance of CPR/ventilation

IV vs IO, SGA vs ETT

Epinephrine  

PRIME study

Family presence during arrest 

Disposition