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Early cardiopulmonary resuscitation and widespread availability of automatic external defibrillators could prevent an estimated 25% of pediatric sudden cardiac deaths.
Sudden cardiac death in the young is primarily driven by underlying structural or arrhythmic heart disease, and a quarter of cases could potentially be prevented with early CPR and AED availability.
May inform community CPR/AED initiatives for pediatric SCD prevention; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective confirmation before practice change.
Sudden death in the young is rare. About 25% of cases occur during sports. Most young people with sudden cardiac death (SCD) have underlying heart disease, with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and coronary artery anomalies being commonest in most series. Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia and long QT syndrome are the most common primary arrhythmic causes of SCD. It is estimated that early cardiopulmonary resuscitation and widespread availability of automatic external defibrillators could prevent about a quarter of pediatric sudden deaths.
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Saul et al. (2010) conducted a review in Sudden cardiac death. Early cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automatic external defibrillators was evaluated. Early cardiopulmonary resuscitation and widespread availability of automatic external defibrillators could prevent an estimated 25% of pediatric sudden cardiac deaths.
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