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Yesterday, my son experienced a croup attack. Woke up from his nap screaming, crying, barking, etc, because he was having trouble breathing. With this not being his first bout (he's been in the ER at least 3 times for it, usually at 11pm), since it was 4pm, we took him to the pediatrician's office (to save on the ER bill).
long story short, they gave him 10 ML of Dexamethasone IM (which is exactly what he was given in the ER), which resulted decreased his work of breathing, resolved the barking, and made him feel a lot better. The only other thing they gave in the ER during his first croup attack was Racemic Epinephrine, after which he was admitted to the peds unit for observation.
Anyways, the reason I posted this to ask what is the prehospital treatment for a croup attack? not the home remedies, what can be done. We don't have many upper airway fixes, as the albuterol/atrovent/solumedrol is for asthma and lower airway issues.
So if someone calls 911, and you show up to find a 2 year old labored and barking like a seal, and your 45 min from the nearest ER, what's your treatment plan?
long story short, they gave him 10 ML of Dexamethasone IM (which is exactly what he was given in the ER), which resulted decreased his work of breathing, resolved the barking, and made him feel a lot better. The only other thing they gave in the ER during his first croup attack was Racemic Epinephrine, after which he was admitted to the peds unit for observation.
Anyways, the reason I posted this to ask what is the prehospital treatment for a croup attack? not the home remedies, what can be done. We don't have many upper airway fixes, as the albuterol/atrovent/solumedrol is for asthma and lower airway issues.
So if someone calls 911, and you show up to find a 2 year old labored and barking like a seal, and your 45 min from the nearest ER, what's your treatment plan?