title: Respiratory emergencies in children.
abstract: Acute obstructive respiratory emergencies in children are a common cause of emergency department visits. The severity of these conditions ranges from mild, self-limited disease to life-threatening forms of rapidly progressive airway obstruction. A high index of suspicion is necessary for prompt diagnosis and treatment. This review discusses general principles of assessing and managing respiratory emergencies in children, as well as clinical characteristics and treatment of specific conditions such as croup, epiglottitis, bacterial tracheitis, retropharyngeal abscess, foreign bodies, and inhalational injuries.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14222, USA. arotta@buffalo.edu.
authors.forename: Alexandre T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Rotta
authors.forename: Budi
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wiryawan
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002648:Child; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D011859:Radiography; D012138:Respiratory Therapy / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D014481:United States