Paediatric BLS?

Thread Starter Paediatric BLS? Follow 36 minutes ago 36m ago Quote: Originally Posted by MedStudentt Hi so this may seem like a silly question but I really am worried as to whether there's a specific order. So, I'm aware with an infant, u would call for help immediately after there's no response but would u give the 5 resuscitation breaths before or after calling for help - so after or before telling the bystander to call for an ambulance? I know this seems kinda trivial but i'm unsure as to whether I'll be marked down for wasting time telling the bystander ? In general no matter how trained or knowledgeable you are you are not going to be able to manage a cardiac arrest, or any very sick child outside of hospital, alone. Yes calling for help should definitely be your first thought and if there is someone else there they should be running for help absolutely! This is what the resus...
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