TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Respiratory Failure A1 - Young, Lynette L. A2 - Schafermeyer, Robert A2 - Tenenbein, Milton A2 - Macias, Charles G. A2 - Sharieff, Ghazala Q. A2 - Yamamoto, Loren G. Y1 - 2014 N1 - T2 - Strange and Schafermeyer's Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 4e AB - Respiratory failure is the most common cause of cardiac arrest in pediatric patients.It is important to recognize respiratory distress early so that actions can be taken to avoid respiratory failure whenever possible.If respiratory failure does occur, prompt intervention will give the patient the best chance for survival with the least neurologic sequelae.Young children have less physiologic reserve and can deteriorate very rapidly.In a critical situation, the emergency physician has the task of not only making quick resuscitation management decisions but must also consider age-related anatomic differences, appropriate equipment (Table 18-1), and drug-dosage differences when caring for infants and children. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/07 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1105680607 ER -