Does sudden cardiac arrest happen in children?
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Does sudden cardiac arrest happen in children?
5 doctors weighed in
Dr. Luke Hermann
Emergency Medicine
In brief:
Very rarely
Primary cardiac arrest (not related to choking, drowning, etc) is exceedingly rare in children but can happen.
Structural problems in the heart that are present at birth can predispose to lethal rhythm problems. This is one of the arguments made to place aeds (automatic external defibrillators) in schools and gymnasiums.
In brief:
Very rarely
Primary cardiac arrest (not related to choking, drowning, etc) is exceedingly rare in children but can happen.
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