Paediatric Cardiopulmonary Arrest

Contents

1.   Airway equipment
2.   Circulation equipment
3.   Additional items

All items to be LATEX FREE

All IV equipment to be luer locking

Non-rebreathing oxygen masks - paediatric and adult
Pocket mask- paediatric and adult +/- face shields
Oropharangeal airways - sizes 00, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4
Self-inflating bag valve mask systems
- paediatric with pressure relief valve and reservoir
- adult with reservoir
Face masks - 00, 0/1, 2, 3, 4
Soft suction catheters - 6, 8, 10, 12, 14
Rigid bore suction catheters - mini and adult
Portable suction - battery or hand operated
Tracheal tubes - uncuffed 2.5 - 6, cuffed 6, 7, 8
Laryngoscopes
Laryngoscope blades - straight 0, 1, curved 2, 3, 4
Stethoscope
ETCO2 detectors (easily available)
Nasogastric tubes - 6, 8, 10, 12
Tracheal stylet - small and medium
Gum elastic bougie - 5ch and 10ch
Magills forceps - paediatric and adult
Lubricating gel
Elastoplast / hypofix / cotton tape
Scissors
Spare bulbs / batteries
Oxygen cylinder - with tubing

Alcohol skin prep wipes
Cannulae - 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24g
Intraosseous needles
Syringes - 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 ml
Selection of needles
Saline ampoules - 10 ml
Water ampoules - 10 ml
Extension set with T/3 way taps/bungs
Gauze
Tape / dressing for cannula
IV administration sets (burette and non-burrette)
Blood bottles (easily available)
- FBC / U&Es, CRP
- Glucose
- Blood cultures
- Virology
- Clotting
- X match
- Group and save
- Toxicology
- ABGs / capillary tubes
Fluids
- Colloid solution
- 0.9% Sodium chloride / balanced salt solution
- 10% Dextrose
Drugs
- 1:10,000 Adrenaline
- 1:1000 Adrenaline
- Amiodarone + 5% dextrose
- Lidocaine
- Sodium Bicarbonate 8.4%
- Calcium Chloride 10%
Other readily available drugs (for use for paediatric emergencies)
- Adenosine
- Alprostidil
- Atropine
- Salbutamol
- Ipratroprium
- Diazepam / Lorazepam
- Midazolam
- Morphine
- RSI agents
- Magnesium
- Naloxone



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