The important principles of paediatric basic life support are of:
Assessment and treatment should be commenced immediately to prevent any further deterioration in the child, and procedures should be adjusted according to the age of the child. In the sections which follow a distinction is made between the treatment of infants less than one year old, and children from the age of 1 year to adulthood.
Note that if foreign body aspiration is strongly suspected, the treatments for choking should be commenced immediately.
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