Digoxin toxicity: pediatric survival after asystolic arrest.

We report the first case of a child with known cardiac disease who presented in full cardiac arrest secondary to digoxin poisoning and was successfully resuscitated. A 12-week-old female presented 1-week status post surgical repair of a congenital heart anomaly in asystolic cardiac arrest. The patient was successfully resuscitated with standard Advanced Pediatric Life Support.

Pediatric triage: a 2-tier, 5-level system in the United States.

Emergency care continues to be a challenge for the pediatric population. Pediatric emergency department (ED) visits have escalated to over 12.5 million/y.