Paediatricians' knowledge of cardiac arrest guidelines

被引:14
作者
Buss, PW [1 ]
Evans, RJ [1 ]
McCarthy, G [1 ]
Scorrer, T [1 ]
Kumar, V [1 ]
机构
[1] CARDIFF ROYAL INFIRM,DEPT EMERGENCY MED,CARDIFF,S GLAM,WALES
关键词
cardiac arrest; resuscitation; guidelines;
D O I
10.1136/adc.74.1.47
中图分类号
R72 [儿科学];
学科分类号
100202 ;
摘要
A telephone questionnaire was undertaken on middle grade trainee paediatricians to test their knowledge of European Resuscitation Council guidelines. Fifty seven responded of whom only 15 (26%) offered a correct sequence of management for asystole and eight (14%) failed to identify adrenaline in their management. For ventricular fibrillation only 18/57 (32%) identified a correct sequence and very poor specific knowledge was identified. Paediatricians will under perform in the event of cardiac arrest in children without improved training in resuscitation.
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