Resuscitation of drowned children.

Outcome after resuscitation beyond 30 minutes in drowned children with cardiac arrest and hypothermia: Dutch nationwide retrospective cohort study

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the outcome of drowned children with cardiac arrest and hypothermia, and to determine distinct criteria for termination of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in drowned children with hypothermia and absence of spontaneous circulation. DESIGN Nationwide retrospective cohort study. SETTING Emergency departments and paediatric intensive care units of the eight university medi...

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation in children.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW To summarize recent advances in pediatric cardiopulmonary arrest prevention, resuscitation and postresuscitation management. RECENT FINDINGS Pediatric cardiac arrest has traditionally been considered a futile medical condition with dismal outcomes. Data in the 21st century indicate that more than 25% of children treated for in-hospital cardiac arrests survive to hospital dis...

The resuscitation of burned children.

Burns and scalds remain all too common injuries among children in this country. In any large series of burns in children two major groups are discernible: first the toddler of either sex who is particularly subject to scalds from hot water or tea; secondly, the 5-to-8-year-old, usually a girl, whose clothes catch fire from a naked flame. While the majority of these injuries fall into the 'minor...

[Histology of skin changes in the drowned].

Nutritional resuscitation of children with disordered eating.

Medically compromised patients with disordered eating are admitted to the childrens ward of the Gold Coast University Hospital following a treatment protocol, including immediate insertion of nasogastic tube and commencement of enteral feeding, which is independent of admitting diagnosis, including anorexia nervosa, eating disorder not otherwise specified, anxiety and mood disorders. Data has b...