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- Title
Pediatric Airway Management.
- Authors
Furmick, Julie; Malburg, Louise; Leetch, Aaron
- Abstract
• Children have large heads relative to their body size with prominent occiputs, leading to hyperflexion of the neck, and subsequent airway obstruction when positioned on a flat surface. Children also have larger tongues and smaller mandibles, with shorter, narrower tracheas and larynges, respectively, and a funnel-shaped airway that narrows inferiorly to the cricoid. • The cricoid ring is elevated at birth and is located at the level of the C4 vertebra. As the child grows, the airway elongates and the cricoid ring moves inferiorly, making its way to C6 by adulthood. The cricothyroid space emerges with this migration, creating an accessible membrane for potential cricothyrotomy only after the age of 10 years. • The Pediatric Assessment Triangle addresses appearance, work of breathing, and circulation. Each component is broken down further and evaluated separately, looking for specific characteristics. • Anaphylaxis is an acute, hypersensitivity reaction that can cause rapid onset of systemic symptoms after exposure and involve two or more organ systems. In the majority of cases, there is cutaneous involvement with flushing, pruritus, urticaria, and/or angioedema.
- Subjects
RESPIRATORY distress syndrome; RESPIRATORY organ anatomy; FOREIGN bodies; AIRWAY (Anatomy); HUMAN abnormalities; ACTIVE oxygen in the body; ALGORITHMS; DIFFERENTIAL diagnosis; INTUBATION; PEDIATRICS; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY measurements; DIAGNOSIS; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Reports, 2017, Vol 22, Issue 10, p1
- ISSN
1082-3344
- Publication type
Article