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Anatomical Differences Between Pediatric and Adult Airways 
Pediatric airway is... 
• Proportionally smaller larynx 
• Narrowest
Differences Between Pediatric ... Adult Airways Pediatric ... Risk of mainstem intubation ... due to short trachea ... #CriticalCare #Intubation
Physiologic, Anatomic and Pharmacologic Differences in Pediatric Anesthesiology

- Mark Harris, MD MPH
@MarkHarrisMD

#Pediatrics #Anesthesiology #Peds #Differences #Adults
Differences in Pediatric ... Anesthesiology ... MarkHarrisMD #Pediatrics ... #Anesthesiology
Pediatric Airway Intubation Dumpkit and Cognitive Checklist 

#Dumpkit #Airway #Intubation #CriticalCare #Management #Checklist #Peds #Pediatrics
Pediatric Airway ... Intubation Dumpkit ... Dumpkit #Airway #Intubation ... Checklist #Peds #Pediatrics
Do you manage Kids’ airway?

Paediatric Airway Chart for the FOAMed Airway crew who deals with kids’
Paediatric Airway ... Management #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Paediatrics #Airway ... #Chart #Sizes #Intubation
Airway Intubation Confirmation on POCUS
Linear probe is placed on anterior neck at the level of the
Airway Intubation ... air-mucosal surface of trachea ... by movement @ trachea ... If esophageal intubation ... #endotracheal #Intubation
Awake Tracheal Intubation (ATI)
 • ATI Technique
 • Ergonomics for ATI
 • Managing Procedural Complications
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Awake Tracheal Intubation ... dastrainees #Awake #Tracheal ... #Intubation #ATI
Tracheal Airway POCUS prior to anticipated difficult airway
1. ID cricothyroid membrane evaluation
2. Confirm tracheal intubation
3. Detect
Tracheal Airway ... Confirm tracheal ... intubation 3. ... Detect mainstem intubation ... clinical #ultrasound #intubation
Coins on Chest XRay - Trachea vs Esophagus

Coins in the sagittal plane on X-ray are more
on Chest XRay - Trachea ... likely to be in the trachea ... Coins #ChestXRay #Trachea ... Esophagus #Peds #Pediatrics
Intubation Confirmation on POCUS

See the round, shadowing structures?
1. ET Tube in Trachea
2. NG Tube in Esophagus

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Intubation Confirmation ... ET Tube in Trachea ... twitter.com/EM_RESUS #Intubation
Suggested algorithm for deciding how to preoxygenate a patient with AHRF who requires tracheal intubation. #intubation
AHRF who requires tracheal ... intubation. ... #intubation #highflownasalcannula