Diagnosis and actual management of fatal arrhythmias in children / 中国小儿急救医学

ABSTRACT

Fatal arrhythmias are much less common in children than adults and the symptoms presented may be nonspecific.The critical rescue measures for these patients are to identify and appropriately manage the arrhythmias,since when left untreated,arrhythmias may lead to cardiopulmonary compromise and arrest.Most children with a fatal arrhythmia present to a emergency physician before being referred to a pediatric cardiologist for assessment and management.Thus,the emergency pediatricians have to be able to recognize the fatal arrhythmia and to provide the acute treatment.This article was intended to provide diagnostic and acute management measures of the common types of fatal arrhythmias seen in children.