Following a Call in Which You Treated a Pediatric Patient

question 29

Multiple Choice

Following a call in which you treated a pediatric patient suffering from croup, a new EMT who is in orientation asks you how you can differentiate croup from epiglottitis. Which one of the following responses would be most appropriate?

• A) "The swelling associated with epiglottitis typically decreases with exposure to cool air; the swelling with croup does not."
• B) "Epiglottitis is accompanied by a cough; croup is not associated with a cough."
• C) "Croup is typically associated with wheezing; epiglottitis is typically associated with crackles in the lungs."
• D) "The child with epiglottitis typically drools; the child with croup rarely, if ever, drools."

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