P REDICTING S URVIVAL IN P EDIATRIC T RAUMA P ATIENTS R ECEIVING C ARDIOPULMONARY R ESUSCITATION IN THE P REHOSPITAL S ETTING

Abstract

Survival of pediatric trauma patients after receiving CPR in the prehospital setting is significantly higher than expected in adult patients. Penetrating trauma, the need for additional CPR at the trauma center, and prehospital intubation are all predictors of a worse outcome.