The Small Size of the Pediatric Airway and the Significant

question 27

True/False

The small size of the pediatric airway and the significant risk of airway scarring contraindicates all surgical airway management techniques with the exception of the needle cricothyroidotomy.

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Doctrine of Laches

A legal principle that bars a claim due to a significant delay in seeking relief or asserting a right.

Res Ipsa Loquitur

Res Ipsa Loquitur is a legal doctrine which allows proof of negligence to be inferred from the very nature of an accident or injury, in the absence of direct evidence on how any defendant behaved.

Act of God

An unforeseen and unpreventable event caused by natural forces, which exonerates parties from contract obligations.

Contributory Negligence

A legal principle that reduces the amount of damages a plaintiff can receive based on the degree to which the plaintiff's own negligence contributed to the harm.