Fill in the Blanks Pediatric Airway Management: Fill in the Blanks ChallengeOnline version Test your knowledge on pediatric airway management with this engaging fill-in-the-blanks game! by tryan555@hotmail.com 1 blocked larger different smaller ope clear Pediatric airway management is a critical aspect of Post operative care because they are and harder to keep 2 consumption different metabolism demand lower resistance higher usage need Pediatric patients have a oxygen and . 3 smaller larger extra Higher higher duplicate Lower lower insufficient Having a Oxygen demand , this results in the Pediatric patient having a functional residual capacity and reserve . 4 Lesser abdominal extubation bigger intubation ventilation thoracic greater facial bagging code In addition , a pediatric patient has a risk of distention due to emergent Bag Valve Mask ( BVM ) prior to . 5 occasional no nails low level metal pitched high full faint Infant occluded airways present as an insufficient air intake that usually is shown by a screeching sound , like on a chalkboard to sound at all . 6 mask difficult to trach hand hardly tube opened easily constrictive lower floppy valve occluded Infant airway obstruction can result from a Voice box . The larynx in a small child / infant can be during BVM by the rescuer's fingers of the C that is holding the in a tight position . 7 downward upward neck Alignment shoulders closure distortion spine flat lower than Hyperextension line Hyperflexion in head higher than opening of the infant's neck can cause a of the airway . Instead , a roll should be placed to support the and , so that the infant's facial features will be with each other in a , level way . 8 decreased pneumothorax vomitting intrathoracic increased fast more than thoracic cheeks move abdominal only slowly intra-abdominal rise chest double puff abdomen Bagging an infant or child should be done and use enough air to make the visually start to . Bagging too aggressively can cause distention and possible due to increasing pressures . 9 airway coughing barking possible screeching swelling secretions flaring toxins lung surface bending widening virus congestion infection swelling fluid lining guessed underlying narrowing Children with Croup have a thickening of their inside the trachea . This results a of the airway which ends up causing the child's cough to appear more like a sound . This can be from an or simple and will be treated by the physician based on what the test shows is the cause . 10 15 lungs development adult stages oxygen needs 10 grows shrinks 12 baby opens teenager facial features airway Children's airways consistent with each stage of pediatric . By years of age , a child's is considered comparable to an and usually would be treated as such unless other issue with the airway exist .
