Demographics, bystander CPR, and AED use in out-of-hospital pediatric arrests

Abstract Background In 2005 the American Heart Association released guidelines calling for routine use of automated external defibrillators during pediatric out-of-hospital arrest. The goal of this study was to determine if these guidelines are used during resuscitations. Methods We conducted a seco...

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Published in:	Resuscitation Vol. 85; no. 7; pp. 920 - 926
Main Authors:	Johnson, M. Austin, Grahan, Brian J.H, Haukoos, Jason S, McNally, Bryan, Campbell, Robert, Sasson, Comilla, Slattery, David E
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Ireland Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01-07-2014
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult AED Cardiac arrest Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - statistics & numerical data Child Child, Preschool CPR Defibrillators - statistics & numerical data Emergency Emergency Medical Services - statistics & numerical data Female Humans Infant Logistic Models Male Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest - epidemiology Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest - therapy Pediatrics Prospective Studies United States Young Adult United States AED Pediatrics CPR Cardiac arrest
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Summary:	Abstract Background In 2005 the American Heart Association released guidelines calling for routine use of automated external defibrillators during pediatric out-of-hospital arrest. The goal of this study was to determine if these guidelines are used during resuscitations. Methods We conducted a secondary analysis of prospectively collected data from 29 U.S. cities that participate in the Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (CARES). Patients were included if they were older than 1 year of age and had a documented resuscitation attempt from October 1, 2005 through December 31, 2009 from an arrest presumed to be cardiac in nature. Hierarchical multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to estimate the associations between age, demographic factors, and AED use. Results 129 patients were 1–8 years of age (younger children), 88 patients were 9–17 years of age (older children), and 19,338 patients were ≥18 years of age (adults). When compared to adults, younger children were less likely to be found in a shockable rhythm (young children 11.6%, adults 23.7%) and were less likely to have an AED used (young children 16.3%, adults 28.3%). Older children had a similar prevalence of shockable rhythms as adults (31.8%) and AED use (20.5%). A multivariable analysis demonstrated that, when compared to adults, younger children had decreased odds of having an AED used (OR 0.42, 95% CI 0.26–0.69), but there was no difference in AED use among older children and adults. Conclusions Young children suffering from presumed out-of-hospital cardiac arrests are less likely to have a shockable rhythm when compared to adults, and are less likely to have an AED used during resuscitation.
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ISSN:	0300-9572 1873-1570
DOI:	10.1016/j.resuscitation.2014.03.044