Interim Singapore guidelines for basic and advanced life support for paediatric patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in significant challenges for the resuscitation of paediatric patients, especially for infants and children who are suspected or confirmed to be infected. Thus, the paediatric subcommittee of the Singapore Resuscitation and First Aid Council developed interim modif...
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2022-08-01
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| author | Gene Yong-Kwang Ong Beatrice Hui Zhi Ng Yee Hui Mok Jacqueline SM Ong Nicola Ngiam Josephine Tan Swee Han Lim Kee Chong Ng |
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| description | The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in significant challenges for the resuscitation of paediatric patients, especially for infants and children who are suspected or confirmed to be infected. Thus, the paediatric subcommittee of the Singapore Resuscitation and First Aid Council developed interim modifications to the current Singapore paediatric guidelines using extrapolated data from the available literature, local multidisciplinary expert consensus and institutional best practices. It is hoped that this it will provide a framework during the pandemic for improved outcomes in paediatric cardiac arrest patients in the local context, while taking into consideration the safety of all community first responders, medical frontline providers and healthcare workers. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4488fa8134c54687a0403cff707c1eb82025-02-10T05:23:54ZengWolters Kluwer – Medknow PublicationsSingapore Medical Journal0037-56752737-59352022-08-0163841942510.11622/smedj.2021014Interim Singapore guidelines for basic and advanced life support for paediatric patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19Gene Yong-Kwang OngBeatrice Hui Zhi NgYee Hui MokJacqueline SM OngNicola NgiamJosephine TanSwee Han LimKee Chong NgThe COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in significant challenges for the resuscitation of paediatric patients, especially for infants and children who are suspected or confirmed to be infected. Thus, the paediatric subcommittee of the Singapore Resuscitation and First Aid Council developed interim modifications to the current Singapore paediatric guidelines using extrapolated data from the available literature, local multidisciplinary expert consensus and institutional best practices. It is hoped that this it will provide a framework during the pandemic for improved outcomes in paediatric cardiac arrest patients in the local context, while taking into consideration the safety of all community first responders, medical frontline providers and healthcare workers.https://journals.lww.com/10.11622/smedj.2021014cardiac arrestcardiopulmonary resuscitationcovid-19novel coronaviruspaediatric |
| spellingShingle | Gene Yong-Kwang Ong Beatrice Hui Zhi Ng Yee Hui Mok Jacqueline SM Ong Nicola Ngiam Josephine Tan Swee Han Lim Kee Chong Ng Interim Singapore guidelines for basic and advanced life support for paediatric patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 Singapore Medical Journal cardiac arrest cardiopulmonary resuscitation covid-19 novel coronavirus paediatric |
| title | Interim Singapore guidelines for basic and advanced life support for paediatric patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 |
| title_full | Interim Singapore guidelines for basic and advanced life support for paediatric patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 |
| title_fullStr | Interim Singapore guidelines for basic and advanced life support for paediatric patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Interim Singapore guidelines for basic and advanced life support for paediatric patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 |
| title_short | Interim Singapore guidelines for basic and advanced life support for paediatric patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 |
| title_sort | interim singapore guidelines for basic and advanced life support for paediatric patients with suspected or confirmed covid 19 |
| topic | cardiac arrest cardiopulmonary resuscitation covid-19 novel coronavirus paediatric |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.11622/smedj.2021014 |
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