SAQ 1447 – Severe paediatric pneumonia requiring intubation

A three-year-old girl is brought to the ED by her parents with three days of cough and fever and increasing lethargy.

Your assessment is severe community-acquired pneumonia requiring urgent intubation. There are no obvious anatomical factors that would make intubation difficult.

Her vital signs are shown below. Weight is 15 kg.

List two main difficulties you will face in safely intubating this patient. For each, provide three strategies you will use to manage the difficulty.

(Marked out of 8.0)
Difficulty | Strategies

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List your initial ventilator settings.

(Marked out of 4.0)
Setting | Initial value<br /> Tidal volume (mL) |<br /> Respiratory rate (/min) |<br /> FiO2 (%) |<br /> Inspiratory pressure limit (cm H2O) |

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Total Score: 0 / 12

Percentage: 0%