Citation

Salib EA, Cyran SE, Cilley RE, Maron BJ, Thomas NJ. J. Pediatr. 2005; 147(6): 863-866.

Affiliation

Department of Emergency Medicine, Penn State Children's Hospital, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jpeds.2005.07.041

PMID

16356450

Abstract

We report a child who sustained commotio cordis after being struck by a baseball, and offer documentation of the advantages of having readily available access to bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and an automated external defibrillator (AED). We suggest that communities and school districts reexamine the need for accessible AEDs and CPR-trained coaches at organized sporting events for children.

Language: en