RT Book, Section A1 Young, Lynette L. A2 Schafermeyer, Robert A2 Tenenbein, Milton A2 Macias, Charles G. A2 Sharieff, Ghazala Q. A2 Yamamoto, Loren G. SR Print(0) ID 1105680607 T1 Respiratory Failure T2 Strange and Schafermeyer's Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 4e YR 2014 FD 2014 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 978-0-07-182926-7 LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1105680607 RD 2024/10/05 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.