Guidelines for paediatric emergency equipment and supplies for a physician's office

Abstract

PubMed and the Cochrane Library were searched using combinations of the following terms: cardiac arrest, children, emergency, endotracheal intubation skills, laryngeal mask, equipment, etiology, office, outpatient, primary care, pediatric and paediatric, vascular access and intraosseous. Relevant articles were identified from the bibliographies of the articles selected from the database searches. No studies were found that could establish a causal relationship between equipment availability and outcomes. Thus, recommendations were largely based on consensus achieved by the Canadian Paediatric Society’s Community Paediatrics Committee, Allergy Section, Hospital Paediatrics Section and the Paediatric Emergency Section.