Short Description

This checklist outlines the steps to guide the provider to efficiently manage a child following a cardiac arrest.

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Using this checklist allows the team to:

• Manage the child’s airway, oxygenation, and ventilation.

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• Monitor the child’s hemodynamic status.

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• Monitor the child’s neurological status.

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• Provide sedation when needed.
• Utilize targeted temperature management as a tool.
• Monitor labs.
• Develop a prognosis based on the child’s condition.

The PALS post cardiac arrest checklist outlines the steps to efficiently manage a child after a cardiac arrest.

Goals for the Post Cardiac Arrest Checklist

The provider will:

• Understand the elements that are critical for successful management of the child following cardiac arrest.
• Have a convenient list for documenting those items that must occur for the best possible outcome following cardiac arrest.

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The PALS Post Cardiac Arrest Checklist

This checklist will guide the team to understand care for the child following cardiac arrest.

PALS Post-Cardiac Arrest Checklist

Oxygenation monitoring is one component of the PALS post cardiac arrest checklist.

Brain imaging assesses prognosis following a cardiac arrest.