Updated International Guidelines for Pediatric Resuscitation

Target Audience: Physicians who care for critically ill children, including emergency physicians, family medicine physicians, pediatricians, and pediatric intensivists

Background and Objective

These guidelines update the 2010 International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation guidelines for pediatric resuscitation.

Key Recommendations for Pediatric Cardiac Arrest

— Because many pediatric arrests involve a respiratory event, rescue breaths should accompany chest compressions for pediatric cardiac arrest.

— Defibrillation doses should start at 2−4 J/kg with monophasic or biphasic waveform devices.

— Either amiodarone or lidocaine may be used for shock-resistant ventricular fibri…