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ventricular tachycardia (Reprinted with permission Web-based integrated American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR and ECC-Part 12: Pediatric Advanced Life Support © 2018 American Heart Association, Inc.) FIGURE 9.16 Pediatric Tachycardia With a Pulse and Poor Perfusion Algorithm ABCs—A, airway, B, breathing, C, circulation; CBC, complete blood count; CR, cardiorespiratory; ECG, electrocardiogram; ETCO2 , end-tidal CO2 ; ETI, endotracheal intubation; Hgb, hemoglobin; HR, heart rate; IV/IO, intravenous/intraosseous; RR, respiratory rate; SVT, supraventricular tachycardia; VT, ventricular tachycardia; WOB, work of breathing (Reprinted with permission Web-based integrated American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR and ECC-Part 12: Pediatric Advanced Life Support © 2015 American Heart Association, Inc.) VT is characterized by wide complex (QRS >0.08 seconds) and typically has a rate ranging from 120 to 200 bpm Etiologies of VT include prolonged QT