Infant Resuscitation with Mark Faulkner

In this session we will examine a recent publication by Clinical
Practice Development Manager of the Advanced Paramedic
Practitioner for critical care scheme in London Ambulance
Service, Mark Faulkner, which is featured in the Scandinavian
Journal of Trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine. The case
study involved the resuscitation of a VF cardiac arrest in a
3-month-old infant. 


The link to the case report can be found in the show notes and in
this episode, we will be speaking with Mark (one of the authors)
to both explore the case and some of the essential learning
points that surround cases like this. 


We explore the following themes:


The current statistical climate of cardiac arrest and infant
cardiac arrest

Prodromal symptoms of sick infants

The utility of sense checks with a clinician in the control
room

Use of standard and extended diagnostics to recognise ROSC
such as USS 

Deviation from protocol (post shock pause) for good reason

Differentiating recurrent from refractory VF from the
download

Underlying causes of structural and electrical abnormalities
and cardiac myopathies

The utility of a HOT debrief in these cases as an intrinsic
benefit.



The article from the interview can be found here:


https://sjtrem.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13049-021-00871-9


References to articles that Mark mentions throughout the
interview can be found here: 


https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19913971/


https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1521689620301087


https://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/full/10.12968/jpar.2021.13.6.232


I hope you find this episode insightful and useful.