Read the illustrated guide to CPR in Children and Infants on ClinicalSkills.net
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The Resuscitation Council (UK) is the United Kingdom body responsible for setting central standards for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and related disciplines, and is a member of the European Resuscitation Council, which in turn is part of the international standards body, the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation or 'ILCOR'. Click onto the button below to see the latest 2021 guidelines publish on the 5th May 2021
The videos above describe and demonstrate the management of infant and child basic life support
The video above describes and demonstrates management of infant and child choking
Click on the button below to navigate to the 'Take a Test' area of ClinicalSkills.net. Please make sure you're logged into ClinicalSkills.net already, otherwise you may not be able to open and take the test. Once you have reached the 'Take a Test' area, select 'Standard Tests' and then click on the test called 'Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in infants and children' to begin. You will need to score 80% or more to pass. Make sure you've read the ClinicalSkills.net procedure thoroughly before taking the test as many of the answers will be found within there!
All of the following information can be found within the Resuscitation Council free App "iResus" as well as traditional web access
Paediatric Life Support Algorithm:
Paediatric Life support (out of hospital) Algorithm :
Paediatric Choking Algorithm:
www.resus.org.uk/sites/default/files/2021-04/Paediatric%20Choking%20Algorithm%202021.pdf
(Page updated September 2023 Kate Heaton-Stockton)
Date reviewed: September 2023
Next review: September 2022