Defibrillator Pad Placement
  • Because children require less energy during defibrillation, the current delivered must be attenuated, or reduced, through the use of specially designed pediatric pads. For this reason, the AHA recommends that any child under 8 years of age should be defibrillated using pediatric pads
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Pediatric Anterior/Posterior
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Adult Front Back Sternum Lateral

CPR in Children

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ZOLL. Defibrillator Pad Placement [Internet]. Available from:  https://www.zoll.com/resources/correct-pad-placement 
Referenced with permission from CPR in Children developed by Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. CPR in Children [Internet]. 2023. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDFN1bgdAqM