PALS_09-UPPER - American Heart Classes – CPR 3G

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Pediatric Advanced Life
Support
“UPPER AIRWAY”
Presented By: Mike Pyorala, RCP
 UPPER
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AIRWAY
The portion of the respiratory tract that
extends from the nostrils or mouth through
the larynx.
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UPPER AIRWAY
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UPPER AIRWAY
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UPPER AIRWAY
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UPPER AIRWAY
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Airway must be clear and patent for
successful ventilation.
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Position
Clear of foreign body
Free from injury
UPPER AIR OBSTRUCTION
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UPPER AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION IS A
COMMON CAUSE OF PEDIATRIC
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS,
ACCOUNTING FOR APPROXIMATELY 15%
OF ALL CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS
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INFECTIOUS ETIOLOGIES ACCOUNT FOR
90% OF THESE, WITH VIRAL CROUP
ACCOUNTING FOR 80%
COMMON PEDIACTRIC
UPPER AIR OBSTRUCTIONS
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CROUP
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EPIGLOTTITIS
CROUP
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CROUP AKA:
LARYNGOTRACHEOBRONCHITIS
VIRAL
MOST COMMON CAUSE OF UPPER
AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION
TRANSMITTED VIA RESPIRATORY
ROUTE. PORT OF ENTRY: NOSE &
NASOPHARYNX
CROUP
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FIRST FEW DAYS- MILD URI, NASAL
CONGESTION, COUGH, SORE THROAT
EDEMA SPREADS AS INFECTION
SPREADS
HOARSE VOICE & HARSH BARK LIKE
COUGH DEVELOPS
STRIDOR USUALLY DEVELOPS AT NIGHT
CROUP
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ELEVATED TEMPERATURE
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MAY HAVE EXPIRATORY WHEEZING
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INSPIRATORY STRIDOR AT REST, NASAL
FLARING, RETRACTIONS
CROUP
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TREATMENT:
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HUMIDIFIED AIR OR OXYGEN
STERIODS
ALBUTEROL
RACEMIC EPINEPHRINE- MAX EFFECT SEEN
IN 30 MIN, REBOUND IN 2 HOURS
EPIGLOTTITIS
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AKA: SUPRAGLOTTITIS
OCCURS IN 3-7 YEARS OF AGE
BACTERIAL INFECTION- HEMOPHILUS
INFLUENZAE
1985 VACCINE, BUT VIRUS HAS MUTATED
EPIGLOTTITIS
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EPIGLOTTITIS, VOCAL CORDS,
SUPRAGLOTTIC STRUCTURES BECOME
INFLAMMED AND EDEMATOUS
NARROWED AIRWAY
RESPIRATORY COMPROMISE
INSPIRATORY AIR OCCLUSION
NORMALLY OCCURS PRIOR TO TOTAL
OCCLUSION
EPIGLOTTITIS
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MAY ALSO BE CAUSED BY:
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HOT LIQUIDS
FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
INHALATION INJURIES
EPIGLOTTITIS
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SYMPTOMS:
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VERY SUUDEN ONSET, RAPID PROGRESSON
MUFFLED VOICE OR CRY
MINIMAL COUGH
FEVER
SORE THROAT
DROOLING
REVIEW
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CROUP
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EPIGLOTTITIS
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VOICE- HOARSE
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VOICE- MUFFLED
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COUGH- BARKING
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FEVER- YES
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COUGH- USUALLY
NONE
FEVER- YES
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SALIVA- MINIMAL
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SALIVA- LOTS
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NECK SWELLINGMINIMAL
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NECK SWELLINGLOTS
REVIEW
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CROUP
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EPIGLOTTITIS
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BEGINS- SLOWLY
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BEGINS SUDDENLY
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SEASON- AUTUMN
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SEASON- ALL YEAR
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TIME- EVENING /
NIGHT
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TIME- ALL DAY
Respiratory Arrest
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Early recognition and intervention prevents
deterioration to cardiopulmonary arrest and
probable death.
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Only 10% of children who progress to
cardiopulmonary arrest are successfully
resuscitated.
EPIGLOTTITIS
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SYMPTOMS:
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RETRACTIONS
NOISY, HIGH PITCHED SQUEAKY
INHALATIONS
CYANOSIS
ODD HEAD POSTURE (SNIFFING POSITION)
EPIGLOTTITIS
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WHAT CAUSES AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION?
EPIGLOTTITIS
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WHAT CAUSES AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION?
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FATIGUE
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LARYNGOSPASM
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POOLED SECRETIONS
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PROGRESSIVE SWELLING OF
SUPRAGLOTTIC STRUCTURES
EPIGLOTTITIS
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TREATMENT:
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AIRWAY MANAGEMENT
HIGH FLOW HUMIDIFIED OXYGEN TO MAINTAIN
SATURATION
POSITIONOF COMFORT
NOISY, HIGH PITCHED SQUEAKY INHALATIONS
CYANOSIS
ODD HEAD POSTURE (SNIFFING POSITION)
HOT LIQUIDS
FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
INHALATION INJURIES
REVIEW
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CROUP
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EPIGLOTTITIS
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VOICE- HOARSE
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VOICE- MUFFLED
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COUGH- BARKING
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FEVER- YES
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COUGH- USUALLY
NONE
FEVER- YES
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SALIVA- MINIMAL
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SALIVA- LOTS
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NECK SWELLINGMINIMAL
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NECK SWELLINGLOTS
REVIEW
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CROUP
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EPIGLOTTITIS
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BEGINS- SLOWLY
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BEGINS SUDDENLY
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SEASON- AUTUMN
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SEASON- ALL YEAR
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TIME- EVENING /
NIGHT
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TIME- ALL DAY
Respiratory Arrest
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Early recognition and intervention prevents
deterioration to cardiopulmonary arrest and
probable death.
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Only 10% of children who progress to
cardiopulmonary arrest are successfully
resuscitated.
THANK YOU !
Pediatric Advanced Life
Support
“UPPER AIRWAY”
Presented By: Mike Pyorala, RCP
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