[The latest in paediatric resuscitation recommendations]

Abstract

Cardiac arrest has a high mortality in children. To improve the performance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, it is essential to disseminate the international recommendations and the training of health professionals and the general population in resuscitation. This article summarises the 2015 European Paediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation recommendations, which are based on a review of the advances in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and consensus in the science and treatment by the International Council on Resuscitation. The Spanish Paediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation recommendations, developed by the Spanish Group of Paediatric and Neonatal Resuscitation, are an adaptation of the European recommendations, and will be used for training health professionals and the general population in resuscitation. This article highlights the main changes from the previous 2010 recommendations on prevention of cardiac arrest, the diagnosis of cardiac arrest, basic life support, advanced life support and post-resuscitation care, as well as reviewing the algorithms of treatment of basic life support, obstruction of the airway and advanced life support.

Keywords: Advanced life support; Basic life support; Cardiac arrest; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Children; Cuidados posresucitación; Niños; Parada cardiaca; Post-resuscitation care; Reanimación cardiopulmonar; Reanimación cardiopulmonar avanzada; Reanimación cardiopulmonar básica; Recomendaciones de reanimación cardiopulmonar; Resuscitation recommendations.