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AAP Grand Rounds 18:32-33 (2007)
© 2007 American Academy of Pediatrics

SCHOOL HEALTH

At What Age Can Children Do CPR?

Source: Jones I, Whitefield R, Colquhoun M, et al. At what age can schoolchildren provide effective chest compressions? An observational study from the Heartstart UK schools training programme. BMJ. 2007;334:1201; doi:10.1136/bmj.39167.459028.DE[Abstract/Free Full Text]

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When resuscitation skills have been evaluated, studies have included older children and teenagers, and focused on airway positioning and breathing skills rather than chest compressions.1 Believing that prior evaluations of the effectiveness of CPR performed by children have primarily focused on demonstration of knowledge, researchers from Cardiff University sought to determine if children aged nine to 14 years have the developmental capacity to administer CPR, particularly effective chest compressions. One hundred fifty-seven children aged nine to 14 were recruited from four Welsh schools and taught basic life support in one 20-minute training program. Skills were assessed by mannequin-linked software that provided immediate objective feedback on ventilation duration and volume, compression depth, and . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Linda Grant, MD, FAAP
Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA

 





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