G456(P) Anticipation and management of the difficult paediatric airway in the emergency department: a series of cases encountered by a regional critical care transport service
Abstract:Centralisation of children’s services in the UK has decreased exposure of district general hospital (DGH) emergency department staff to paediatric airway management, especially in critically ill children. Regional Retrieval Teams such as the North West and North Wales Paediatric Transport Service (NWTS) provide advice and support but cannot be considered as the primary difficult airway management team leading to challenging scenarios, particularly for DGH teams managing patients with predicted or known difficu… Show more
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