Pediatric Airway Management Part 2: The Pediatric Scareway- When the Difficulty Equals the Anxiety

…And now the exciting conclusion! If the last podcast took the anxiety out of pediatric airway, here’s a scareway story to ramp it back up! Plus we troubleshoot common airway problems and cover some survival techniques (for both you and the patient) for when you have one of those nightmare cases.

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Set yourself up for success, particularly with the little ones

Can’t see? Try video assisted laryngoscopy

Difficult airway with no back up? Consider primary management with the a supraglottic device

Can’t intubate/can’t ventilate? Reach for the supraglottic device before the blade

The one paper I found on pediatric surgical airways– they’re that rare