Objective: The Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) course is used throughout North American pediatric residency programs to provide a core pediatric resuscitation curriculum. Despite this ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – While sudden cardiac arrest in a child or adolescent is rare — about 20,000 cases occur each year in the U.S. — the survival rate when it happens outside of a hospital is estimated to ...

While sudden cardiac arrest in a child or adolescent is rare — about 20,000 cases occur each year in the U.S. — the outcomes when it happens outside of a hospital are estimated to be under 20%.

New basic life support guidelines for the management of adult and paediatric cardiopulmonary arrest have recently been recommended by the Resuscitation Council UK. Greater emphasis has been given to ...