Compléter Pediatric Airway Management: Fill in the Blanks ChallengeVersion en ligne Test your knowledge on pediatric airway management with this engaging fill-in-the-blanks game! par tryan555@hotmail.com 1 different clear ope smaller blocked larger Pediatric airway management is a critical aspect of Post operative care because they are and harder to keep 2 need consumption higher usage resistance demand lower different metabolism Pediatric patients have a oxygen and . 3 lower Higher higher duplicate larger extra insufficient smaller Lower Having a Oxygen demand , this results in the Pediatric patient having a functional residual capacity and reserve . 4 facial bagging extubation code Lesser abdominal ventilation greater bigger intubation thoracic In addition , a pediatric patient has a risk of distention due to emergent Bag Valve Mask ( BVM ) prior to . 5 faint full metal nails no low level high occasional pitched 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 occluded hardly difficult to tube floppy lower easily mask opened valve trach hand constrictive 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 Hyperextension upward spine shoulders Hyperflexion line distortion Alignment neck head closure in opening lower than higher than downward flat 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 move puff chest thoracic abdominal increased intrathoracic more than vomitting decreased only slowly intra-abdominal cheeks rise fast double abdomen pneumothorax 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 swelling congestion barking narrowing secretions flaring widening coughing virus possible guessed screeching swelling underlying airway fluid toxins lung surface bending lining infection 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 oxygen needs stages facial features baby development 12 adult shrinks grows lungs 15 airway opens teenager 10 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 .