Quality Management of Prehospital Pediatric Respiratory Distress and Airway Programs: An NAEMSP Position Statement and Resource Document

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Table 1. Sample pediatric respiratory qualitative evaluations.

Identify the type of respiratory distress, upper (e.g., croup) versus lower (e.g. bronchiolitis) and select the correct treatment

Select the correctly sized equipment and correct medication with proper dosing for specific respiratory etiologies (e.g., croup, asthma, anaphylaxis)

Identify respiratory arrest and intervene with appropriate management

Select the correctly sized equipment and perform effective bag-mask-ventilation in all ages and sizes, from neonates to adults

Pair an individual patient’s degree of airway/ventilation compromise with the effectiveness and invasiveness of available mitigating interventions based on the individual clinician’s competency to perform the intervention(s) successfully (i.e., prepare to perform the intervention(s), execute the intervention(s), and provide post-intervention care)