MedBugs: SAQ #151

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Case: Paediatric drowning arrest

A 3-year-old boy arrives to your urban district Emergency Department having been found at the bottom of a backyard swimming pool in cardiac arrest. His parents provided initial basic life support until paramedics arrived. ROSC was obtained after 12 minutes. On arrival to the ED, he is intubated and manually ventilated on 100% oxygen. He has bilateral air entry with coarse crepitations on auscultation. He remains unconscious. Vital signs:

SpO2 72%

Pulse 180 bpm SBP 82 mmHg CRT 6–7 s

Temp 33°C

1. Outline five immediate management priorities for this patient. 5 marks

A mobile chest X-ray is taken in the resuscitation bay.

2. List four significant findings on this X-ray. 4 marks

3. What initial ventilator settings would you prescribe for this child? 5 marks

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Case: Paediatric drowning arrest

1. Outline five immediate management priorities for this patient. 5 marks

2. List four significant findings on this X-ray. 4 marks

3. What initial ventilator settings would you prescribe for this child? 5 marks

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