Interactive Paediatric Advanced Life Support

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Training use only: Educational rehearsal tool only. Use current JRCALC, Resuscitation Council UK guidance, local policy and clinical judgement.

Recognise cardiac arrest

Unresponsive and not breathing normally, or only occasional gasps.

Weight and shock calculation

Enter weight to calculate shock and drug doses.
Always confirm weight, dose, concentration, route and local authorisation before administration.

Call for help

Activate resuscitation team. Allocate roles early.

Start CPR

5 initial rescue breaths, then 15:2. Attach defibrillator or monitor.

Assess rhythm

Choose shockable, non-shockable, or ROSC.

Shockable

VF or pulseless VT

Give 1 shock

4 J kg-1

Immediately resume CPR

2 minutes. Minimise interruptions.

Return of spontaneous circulation

Move to post cardiac arrest care.

Post cardiac arrest care

ABCDE, oxygenation, ventilation, investigations, treat cause, temperature control.

Non-shockable

PEA, asystole, or severe bradycardia with poor perfusion.

Immediately resume CPR

2 minutes. Give adrenaline as soon as possible via drug prompt.

Current instruction

Start by recognising cardiac arrest.
Locked steps will become available as the algorithm progresses.

CPR cycle timer

02:00

Rhythm selection is locked until the timer ends.

Adrenaline timer

Not started
Adrenaline timer starts when adrenaline is recorded.
Adrenaline
Non-shockable: as soon as possible.
Shockable: after the 3rd shock.
Then every 3 to 5 minutes. Dose:
Enter weight
Locked
Amiodarone
Shockable rhythm only.
First dose after the 3rd shock.
Second full dose after the 5th shock. Dose:
Enter weight
Locked

Arrest tracker

0CPR cycles
0Shocks
0Adrenaline
0Amiodarone

During CPR checklist

Reversible causes

Hyperkalaemia, metabolic causes, hypoglycaemia
Hypothermia

Event log

Reset

Use this to clear the current scenario, timers, drug counts, shock counts, reversible causes, BM, temperature and weight entry.

PitStop Layout

Airway Circuit

Body Weight Avg Estimate

BOYS

Age 25th (kg / st‑lb) 50th (kg / st‑lb) 75th (kg / st‑lb)
1 9.0 kg (1st 6 lb) 10.0 kg (1st 8 lb) 11.0 kg (1st 11 lb)
2 11.5 kg (1st 11 lb) 12.5 kg (1st 13 lb) 13.5 kg (2st 2 lb)
3 13.5 kg (2st 2 lb) 14.5 kg (2st 4 lb) 16.0 kg (2st 7 lb)
4 15.0 kg (2st 5 lb) 16.5 kg (2st 8 lb) 18.0 kg (2st 11 lb)
5 17.0 kg (2st 10 lb) 18.5 kg (2st 13 lb) 20.5 kg (3st 3 lb)
6 18.5 kg (2st 13 lb) 20.5 kg (3st 3 lb) 22.5 kg (3st 8 lb)
7 20.5 kg (3st 3 lb) 22.5 kg (3st 8 lb) 25.0 kg (3st 13 lb)
8 23.0 kg (3st 8 lb) 25.5 kg (4st 0 lb) 28.0 kg (4st 6 lb)
9 25.5 kg (4st 0 lb) 28.5 kg (4st 7 lb) 31.5 kg (4st 13 lb)
10 28.5 kg (4st 7 lb) 32.0 kg (5st 0 lb) 35.5 kg (5st 8 lb)
11 32.0 kg (5st 0 lb) 36.0 kg (5st 9 lb) 40.0 kg (6st 4 lb)
12 36.0 kg (5st 9 lb) 40.5 kg (6st 5 lb) 45.0 kg (7st 1 lb)
13 41.0 kg (6st 6 lb) 46.0 kg (7st 3 lb) 51.0 kg (8st 0 lb)
14 46.0 kg (7st 3 lb) 51.0 kg (8st 0 lb) 56.5 kg (8st 12 lb)
15 51.0 kg (8st 0 lb) 57.0 kg (8st 13 lb) 63.0 kg (9st 13 lb)
16 55.0 kg (8st 9 lb) 61.0 kg (9st 8 lb) 68.0 kg (10st 10 lb)

 

GIRLS

Age 25th (kg / st‑lb) 50th (kg / st‑lb) 75th (kg / st‑lb)
1 8.5 kg (1st 5 lb) 9.5 kg (1st 7 lb) 10.5 kg (1st 10 lb)
2 11.0 kg (1st 11 lb) 12.0 kg (1st 13 lb) 13.0 kg (2st 1 lb)
3 12.8 kg (2st 0 lb) 14.0 kg (2st 3 lb) 15.5 kg (2st 6 lb)
4 14.5 kg (2st 4 lb) 16.0 kg (2st 7 lb) 17.8 kg (2st 11 lb)
5 16.5 kg (2st 9 lb) 18.5 kg (2st 13 lb) 20.5 kg (3st 3 lb)
6 18.5 kg (2st 13 lb) 20.5 kg (3st 3 lb) 22.8 kg (3st 8 lb)
7 20.5 kg (3st 3 lb) 23.0 kg (3st 8 lb) 25.5 kg (4st 0 lb)
8 23.0 kg (3st 8 lb) 26.0 kg (4st 1 lb) 29.0 kg (4st 8 lb)
9 26.0 kg (4st 1 lb) 29.5 kg (4st 9 lb) 33.0 kg (5st 3 lb)
10 29.5 kg (4st 9 lb) 33.5 kg (5st 4 lb) 38.0 kg (5st 13 lb)
11 33.5 kg (5st 4 lb) 38.5 kg (6st 1 lb) 44.0 kg (6st 13 lb)
12 38.5 kg (6st 1 lb) 44.0 kg (6st 13 lb) 50.0 kg (7st 12 lb)
13 44.0 kg (6st 13 lb) 49.5 kg (7st 11 lb) 55.5 kg (8st 11 lb)
14 48.0 kg (7st 8 lb) 53.0 kg (8st 5 lb) 59.5 kg (9st 5 lb)
15 50.0 kg (7st 12 lb) 55.0 kg (8st 9 lb) 62.0 kg (9st 11 lb)
16 52.0 kg (8st 3 lb) 57.0 kg (8st 13 lb) 65.0 kg (10st 3 lb)