A 4-year-old has a rapid-onset high fever and is drooling, with soft stridor. The child is sitting forward, anxious, with a muffled voice, and looks

Question

A 4-year-old has a rapid-onset high fever and is drooling, with soft stridor. The child is sitting forward, anxious, with a muffled voice, and looks toxic.

Accepted Answer

Keep the child calm and upright with a parent, give oxygen if tolerated and arrange urgent senior airway support.

Answer

Lay the child flat and insert an intravenous cannula immediately.

Answer

Give nebulised adrenaline and discharge once the stridor settles.

Answer

Examine the throat directly with a wooden tongue depressor in order to confirm the suspected diagnosis without any delay.

Answer

Force-feed oral antibiotics to the child on scene.

Epiglottitis — DIPIMC MCQ

A 4-year-old has a rapid-onset high fever and is drooling, with soft stridor. The child is sitting forward, anxious, with a muffled voice, and looks toxic.