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Deriving a Rule for Termination of Resuscitation in Pediatric Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

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Abstract

Pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is an uncommon and stressful situation for providers. Despite advanced life support interventions and optimal resuscitationtechniques, pediatric OHCA carries a low survival rate of 11.3%.  Accepted criteria exist for adult patients, but not children. There is a need to develop criteria to guide termination ofresuscitation in cases when continued care would be futile.

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