Epiglottitis

Question 1

What is the epiglottis and what does it do

Answer 1

Flap of skin at the base of the tongue. it opens an closes during breathing

Question 2

What is the cause of epiglotitis

Answer 2

Hemophilus influenza = Bacteria

Question 3

Age of children who get epiglottitis typically

Answer 3

3 to 5

Question 4

S/S epiglotitis

Answer 4

D”S
Drooling
Dysphonia (no voice)
Distress
Dysphagia

Question 5

What does the child look like during an episode of epiglottitis

Answer 5

Sitting upright
drooling
shallow/rapid breath
protruding tongue

Question 6

How do you treat epiglottitis at home

Answer 6

You don’t - medical emergency get to er stat

Question 7

When assessing airway how hard do you press on the tongue depressor epiglottitus

Answer 7

You don’t - never put anything in the mouth of epiglottitis

Question 8

Medication for epiglottius

Answer 8

antibiotics

Question 9

is there a vaccine for epiglottitis

Answer 9

There is a vaccine for the bacteria - H influenza that causes it

Question 10

epiglottitis Thumbs sign

Answer 10

Normal epiglottis is thin curved flap of soft tissue, during an attack it becomes swollen and enlarged as big as a thumb

Question 11

S/S epiglottitis other than four D’s

Answer 11

Fever - high
sore throat
muffled voice
Rapid onset (unlike croup - slow)