Primary cardiac arrest following sport or exertion in children presenting to an emergency department: chest compressions and early defibrillation can save lives, but is intravenous epinephrine always appropriate?
The importance of early chest compressions and defibrillation in collapsed young athletes is highlighted in this report. These interventions can result in full long-term neurological recovery. Use of epinephrine in these patients may be dangerous. We suggest that special consideration should be given to this subgroup of patients in the development of future resuscitation guidelines.
The BLES biopsy is an efficacious technique at excising small indeterminate breast lesions with a complete margin without the need for follow-up diagnostic surgery in the majority.