title: Pediatric Respiratory Emergencies.
abstract: Respiratory emergencies are 1 of the most common reasons parents seek evaluation for the their children in the emergency department (ED) each year, and respiratory failure is the most common cause of cardiopulmonary arrest in pediatric patients. Whereas many respiratory illnesses are mild and self-limiting, others are life threatening and require prompt diagnosis and management. Therefore, it is imperative that emergency clinicians be able to promptly recognize and manage these illnesses. This article reviews ED diagnosis and management of foreign body aspiration, asthma exacerbation, epiglottitis, bronchiolitis, community-acquired pneumonia, and pertussis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Maine Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, 22 Bramhall Street, Portland, ME 04103, USA. Electronic address: richaa2@mmc.org.
authors.forename: Amber M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Richards
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019468:Disease Management; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: Asthma; Bronchiolitis; Epiglottitis; Foreign body aspiration; Pediatric respiratory emergency; Pneumonia