European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: Paediatric Life Support

Resuscitation. 2021 Apr:161:327-387. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2021.02.015. Epub 2021 Mar 24.

Abstract

These European Resuscitation Council Paediatric Life Support (PLS) guidelines, are based on the 2020 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Science with Treatment Recommendations. This section provides guidelines on the management of critically ill infants and children, before, during and after cardiac arrest.

Keywords: Advanced life support; Bag-mask ventilation; Basic life support; CPR; Cardiac arrest; Circulatory failure; Defibrillation; Infant; Oxygen; Paediatric; Pediatric; Respiratory failure; Resuscitation child; Shock.

MeSH terms

  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation*
  • Child
  • Electric Countershock
  • Heart Arrest* / therapy
  • Humans
  • Infant