Round 29 (MW) Pediatric Respiratory Distress

You are working at Clerkship General when the triage nurse walks back and gets you. “Hey doc, we just put a hypoxic infant in bed 7”.



Initial Vitals:



HR: 168



RR: 44



BP: 81/40



O2: 81% (Room Air)



Critical Actions:




* Administer oxygen



* Obtain chest xray



* Correctly perform tube thoracostomy



* Initiate non-accidental trauma workup



* Complete mandated reporting