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  • Cardiac arrest in children is rare but critical, requiring quick and effective interventions.
  • Traditional methods like manual pulse checks don’t always give accurate information during emergencies.
  • Point-of-care ultrasound offers a safe, immediate way to visualize the heart and blood vessels, improving decision-making in two pediatric cardiac arrest cases.

Article Abstract

Cardiac arrest is an infrequent but high-stakes scenario in pediatrics. Manual central pulse checks are unreliable. Point-of-care ultrasound is a noninvasive technique to visualize the heart and central vessels during resuscitation. We describe 2 cases in which point-of-care ultrasound helped aid management decisions in pediatric cardiac arrest.

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