RT Book, Section
A1 Yamamoto, Loren G.
A2 Tenenbein, Milton
A2 Macias, Charles G.
A2 Sharieff, Ghazala Q.
A2 Yamamoto, Loren G.
A2 Schafermeyer, Robert
SR Print(0)
ID 1155168085
T1 Airway Management
T2 Strange and Schafermeyer's Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 5e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259860751
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1155168085
RD 2024/10/03
AB The  relatively  large  tongue  in  an  unconscious  infant  is  the  most  common  cause  of  airway  obstruction.  An  oral  or  nasopharyngeal  airway  can  resolve  the  problem.Overinflation  with  bag-mask  ventilation  (BMV)  can  result  in  gastric  distention  and  restrict  lung  expansion.  This  can  be  resolved  by  placing  a  nasogastric  tube.A  self-inflating  bag  does  not  deliver  blow-by  oxygen  when  it  is  not  being  compressed.Before  using  sedatives  and  paralytics  for  tracheal  intubation,  be  sure  to  assess  for  conditions  that  may  be  associated  with  a  “difficult  airway.”Confirmation  of  tracheal  intubation  should  always  include  use  of  an  end-tidal  CO2  (ETCO2)  device.