Category: Paediatric C
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The Decompensating Child: Blood Pressure Ranges to Watch
Image showing the 5th and 50th centile blood pressure ranges for children from 1 month-15 years. -
Children are more likely to arrest due to a lack of oxygen or hypotension than a cardiac cause
Smith, G. 2015. Prevention of cardiac arrest and decisions about CPR, Available Online: https://www.resus.org.uk/resuscitation-guidelines/prevention-of-cardiac-arrest-and-decisions-about-cpr/#decisions (Accessed 02/05/2018)
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What red flags need to be looked out for in a child?
Reference
Bruga, R. et al. 2013. Paediatric Clinical Examination, London: JP Medical Ltd
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Fare Warning: The Decompensating Child
‘Children are able to maintain their blood pressure through physiological compensation mechanisms in the early phases of serious illness, and the early signs of illness may be quite subtle. […] Once a child decompensates, he or she can collapse extremely quickly’ (Brugha et al, 2013: 11).
Reference:
Brugha, R. et al (2013) Paediatric Clinical Examination, London: JP Medical Ltd
