Cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the pediatric patient with suspicion or carrier of COVID-19

The SARCOs2 COVID-19 pandemic has created a challenge in resuscitation efforts requiring primary modifications to existing training guidelines, creating new algorithms to ensure that patients with suspected and COVID-19 carriers present cardiorespiratory arrest (CPR) have the greatest chance of survival without compromising the safety of rescuers who must have all the safety measures and personal protective equipment The care of intra and extra hospital cardiac arrest of the patient with COVID-19 given its high contagiousness, particularly increased during resuscitation and airway management maneuvers, with repercussions on morbidity and mortality, for the health team La American Heart Association (AHA), International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) and the European Resuscitation Council (ERC) recommend prioritizing the use of a high-efficiency filter bag valve mask and securing the airway by endotracheal intubacion or supraglottic device or: cricothyroidotomy during advanced CPR maneuvers