Maine:Prehospital protocol pediatric stridor: Difference between revisions
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==Airway Assessment==
==Airway Assessment==
#Apply humidified O2 if available  
#Apply humidified O2 if available  
#If needed Assist ventilations with PPV using 100% O2
#If needed assist ventilations with PPV using 100% O2
#Request ALS if available
#Request ALS if available


Revision as of 18:16, 25 October 2015

Airway Assessment

  1. Apply humidified O2 if available
  2. If needed assist ventilations with PPV using 100% O2
  3. Request ALS if available

General Assessment

  • Assess for possible causes of stridor
  • Stridor may be due to croup, foreign body aspiration, or epiglottitis

Nebulized epinephrine

Nebulized epinephrine (1m:1:1000) epinephrine mixed with 2mL normal saline

  1. Contact OLMC prior to administration
  2. Nebulized epinephrine may be contraindicated in children with history of congenital heart disease
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