Round 29 (MW) Pediatric Respiratory Distress

EM Clerkship - A podcast by Zack Olson, MD and Michael Estephan, MD

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You are working at Clerkship General when the triage nurse walks back and gets you. “Hey doc, we just put a hypoxic infant in bed 7”. Initial Vitals: HR: 168 RR: 44 BP: 81/40 O2: 81% (Room Air) Critical Actions: * Administer oxygen * Obtain chest xray * Correctly perform tube thoracostomy * Initiate non-accidental trauma workup * Complete mandated reporting