A pre-hospital team is managing a 9-year-old child in cardiac arrest. The team applies AED pads. Per RCUK 2025 updated paediatric guidance, what is th...

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A pre-hospital team is managing a 9-year-old child in cardiac arrest. The team applies AED pads. Per RCUK 2025 updated paediatric guidance, what is the recommended pad placement for children?

Accepted Answer

Anterior-posterior placement: one pad on the centre of the chest (just left of midline) and one pad on the back (between the shoulder blades)

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Standard adult placement: one pad below the right clavicle and one pad on the left mid-axillary line

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One pad on each side of the chest in a bilateral axillary position

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Pad placement is the same as for adults - anterolateral position

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One pad on the sternum and one pad on the left anterior chest

uk-dipimc MCQ (SBA): Paediatric AED Pad Placement

A pre-hospital team is managing a 9-year-old child in cardiac arrest. The team applies AED pads. Per RCUK 2025 updated paediatric guidance, what is the recommended pad placement for children?