Question

Restoring the upper airway patency in a child does NOT include

Answer 1

Restoring the upper airway patency in a child does not include Cricothyroidotomy. Cricothyroidotomy is a relative contraindications in children less than 5years due to funnel shaped airways causing subglottic stenosis.

Steps included in restoring the upper airway patency in a child are I) using the head tilt chin lift maneuver to open the airway. II) performing foreign body airway obstruction relief techniques. III) Using airway adjuncts like nasopharyngeal or oropharyngeal airways.