Cardiorespiratory arrest and post-arrest care

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Target exams

Red flags

• A heart rate below 60 beats/min with cardiopulmonary compromise despite effective ventilation with oxygen needs CPR
• For a non-shockable rhythm, give epinephrine as early as possible
• For a shockable rhythm, rapid defibrillation is the priority
• Avoid central temperatures above 37.5 °C in a child who remains comatose after cardiac arrest
• Keep post-arrest systolic and mean arterial pressure above the 10th percentile for age and sex

Life stages

Care settings

Clinical exam formats

Board mappings

• Acute and critical care
• Recognition and management of the acutely unwell child
• Paediatric emergencies including cardiac arrest
• Renewed curriculum for first-year trainees from 2027 — Learning goal 6: Acute and critical care
• Resuscitation and post-arrest care
• Physiology of shock and perfusion
• Clinical Applications
• Acute paediatrics and resuscitation
• Management of the arrested and post-arrest child
• Short Cases
• Critical care and resuscitation scenarios
• Communication with families after cardiac arrest
• 6. Acute and emergency care
• Level 2: Manages cardiorespiratory arrest and post-arrest care
• Patient management in critical illness
• Applied Knowledge in Practice (AKP)
• Resuscitation science; paediatric life support
• Post-cardiac arrest syndrome and targeted temperature management
• Clinical
• History and management planning
• Simulation of cardiac arrest and post-arrest care
• General Pediatrics Content Outline — Domain 2: Emergency Medicine
• General Pediatrics Content Outline — Domain 16: Critical Care
• General Pediatrics EPA: Lead a paediatric resuscitation
• Patient Care 5: Emergency and acute care
• Patient Care 4: Clinical Reasoning
• Systems-Based Practice: critical-care teamwork and escalation
• Medical Knowledge 1: Clinical Knowledge — resuscitation
• Medical Expert
• Collaborator
• Pediatrics: Core EPA — Lead a paediatric resuscitation and manage post-arrest care