This document provides an overview of the systemic approach to critically ill children, including cardiac arrest, septic shock, respiratory failure, and SIDS. It discusses the signs, causes, and management of each condition. Key points include the importance of high-quality CPR for cardiac arrest, rapid fluid administration for shock, making the diagnosis of septic shock clinical, and treating respiratory failure to prevent cardiac arrest. Home messages emphasize CPR, fluids for shock, respiratory management to prevent arrest, and that respiratory failure is more common than arrest in children.