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This article reviews the common causes, screening, diagnosis, and management of sudden cardiac arrest in the pediatric population.
This review summarizes the common causes, screening, diagnosis, and management of sudden cardiac arrest in the pediatric population.
Offers synthesis for pediatric SCA awareness; leaves open need for prospective validation of screening and prevention strategies.
Sudden cardiac arrest in children is a rare event. However, sudden cardiac arrest of a child is a devastating event. Clinicians should be aware of conditions associated with sudden cardiac arrest in the pediatric population. This article reviews the most common causes of sudden cardiac arrest in the pediatric population. We review recommendations for screening and diagnosis. We also briefly discuss current management recommendations for the various causes of sudden cardiac arrest in the pediatric population.
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Baker‐Smith et al. (2012) conducted a review in Sudden cardiac arrest. This article reviews the common causes, screening, diagnosis, and management of sudden cardiac arrest in the pediatric population.
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