When every second matters: how CPR can save a child’s life
Institut Jantung Negara’s Dr Soo Kok Wai and Dr Pan Kok Onn explain the warning signs of cardiac arrest and how to perform CPR until medical help arrives.
The article discusses the importance of knowing how to perform CPR, particularly for children with heart conditions who are at a higher risk of cardiac arrest. Dr Soo Kok Wai, a consultant paediatric cardiologist at Institut Jantung Negara, emphasizes that children with congenital heart disease have less capacity to cope with increased physical stress, making them more vulnerable to cardiac arrest.
The article provides guidelines on recognising warning signs of cardiac arrest, such as changes in appearance, shallow or rapid breathing, and pale, grey, or blue skin. It also outlines the steps for performing CPR on a child, including checking the surroundings, assessing responsiveness, and performing 30 chest compressions followed by two rescue breaths.
Dr Pan Kok Onn, a paediatric advanced life support instructor at IJN, stresses the importance of keeping pauses during CPR to a minimum and demonstrates the two-thumb encircling technique for infants.
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