Paediatric Cardiac Arrest

Causes

Two broad causes - respiratory failure or circulatory failure

Respiratory Failure

Respiratory Obstruction

• Foreign Body Airway Obstruction
• Asthma
• Croup

Respiratory Depression

• Convulsions
• Poisoning
• Raised Intracranial Pressure (ICP)

Circulatory Failure

Fluid Loss

• Burn
• Haemorrhage

Fluid misdistribution

• Shock
• Anaphylaxis