1. Pediatric Airway Management

2. Airway anatomy differences

3. Airway anatomy differences

4. Equipment choosing BROSELOW TAPE
Endotracheal tubes, alternative airways, airway adjuncts, laryngoscope blades will all be size and age dependent
Best decision making is via the
BROSELOW TAPE

5. Equipment choosing Other methods for choosing ET tubes age + 4 4
Uncuffed tubes (in mm):
age
+ 4 4
Cuffed tubes:
Uncuffed size

6. Equipment choosing 5.0 4.0 5.5 SO, as an example:
Uncuffed tube for a 4 year old
4.0
Cuffed tube for a 2 year old
5.5
Uncuffed tube for a 6 year old
Newborn baby: 3.5, 3.0 if small or premie (or even smaller!)
Always grab one half size up and one half size down
when choosing pediatric ET tubes!!

7. Equipment choosing NG tubes & Suction catheters RULE OF THUMB
Depth of insertion RULE OF THUMB
2 x uncuffed tube size
3 x uncuffed tube size

8. Equipment choosing Laryngoscope blades Stylets
Straight blades for all but the larger children
Stylets
Discouraged
Colorimetric ETCO2 detectors
Two sizes:
<15 kg (infants & toddlers only)
Everybody else

9. Pediatric airway MOST PEDIATRIC AIRWAYS IN AN EMERGENCY SETTING
LMAs can work well
Always remember:
MOST PEDIATRIC AIRWAYS
IN AN EMERGENCY SETTING
CAN BE HANDLED BEST
WITH THE BASIC MANUEVERS