Biomaterial Database

AHA updates guidelines for pediatric basic and advanced life support. 1993

R Rockney, and W J Lewander, and A J Alario

Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, R.I.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007223	Infant	A child between 1 and 23 months of age.	Infants
D007231	Infant, Newborn	An infant during the first 28 days after birth.	Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D008020	Life Support Care	Care provided patients requiring extraordinary therapeutic measures in order to sustain and prolong life.	Extraordinary Treatment,Prolongation of Life,Care, Life Support,Extraordinary Treatments,Life Prolongation,Treatment, Extraordinary,Treatments, Extraordinary
D010372	Pediatrics	A medical specialty concerned with maintaining health and providing medical care to children from birth to adolescence.
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D002675	Child, Preschool	A child between the ages of 2 and 5.	Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000572	American Heart Association	A voluntary organization concerned with the prevention and treatment of heart and vascular diseases.	American Heart Associations,Association, American Heart,Associations, American Heart,Heart Association, American,Heart Associations, American
D016887	Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation	The artificial substitution of heart and lung action as indicated for HEART ARREST resulting from electric shock, DROWNING, respiratory arrest, or other causes. The two major components of cardiopulmonary resuscitation are artificial ventilation (RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL) and closed-chest CARDIAC MASSAGE.	Basic Cardiac Life Support,CPR,Code Blue,Mouth-to-Mouth Resuscitation,Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation,Life Support, Basic Cardiac,Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation,Mouth to Mouth Resuscitation,Mouth-to-Mouth Resuscitations,Resuscitation, Cardio-Pulmonary,Resuscitation, Cardiopulmonary,Resuscitation, Mouth-to-Mouth,Resuscitations, Mouth-to-Mouth
D017410	Practice Guidelines as Topic	Works about directions or principles presenting current or future rules of policy for assisting health care practitioners in patient care decisions regarding diagnosis, therapy, or related clinical circumstances. The guidelines may be developed by government agencies at any level, institutions, professional societies, governing boards, or by the convening of expert panels. The guidelines form a basis for the evaluation of all aspects of health care and delivery.	Clinical Guidelines as Topic,Best Practices,Best Practice