PROGNOSTIC-SIGNIFICANCE OF PREHOSPITAL CARDIAC OR PULMONARY RESUSCITATION IN PEDIATRIC BURNS PATIENTS

Authors
SHERIDAN RL TOMPKINS RG
Citation
Rl. Sheridan et Rg. Tompkins, PROGNOSTIC-SIGNIFICANCE OF PREHOSPITAL CARDIAC OR PULMONARY RESUSCITATION IN PEDIATRIC BURNS PATIENTS, Burns, 20(3), 1994, pp. 265-266
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases","Emergency Medicine & Critical Care
Journal title
Burns → ACNP
ISSN journal
03054179
Volume
20
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
265 - 266
Database
ISI
SICI code
0305-4179(1994)20:3<265:POPCOP>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
Cardiac or pulmonary arrest at the scene of a house fire can be associ ated with cerebral anoxia in burn patients, and this may influence fur ther treatment decisions Our experience with such patients supports an aggressive initial approach to resuscitation in paediatric burn patie nts with a history of prehospital cardiac or respiratory arrest.