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Initial impression of a 2-year-old girl shows her to be alert with mild breathing difficulty during inspiration and pale skin color. On primary assessment, she makes high-pitched inspiratory sounds (mild stridor) when agitated; otherwise, her breathing is quiet. Her SP02 is 92% on room air, and she has mild inspiratory intercostal retractions. Lung auscultation reveals transmitted upper airway sounds with adequate distal breath sounds bilaterally Which is the most appropriate initial intervention for this child? {Ans: Humidified oxygen as tolerated.}You are alone and witness a child suddenly collapse. There is no suspected head or neck injury. A colleague responded to your shout for help and is activating the emergency response system and is retrieving the resuscitation equipment, including defibrillator. After delivering 30 compressions, what would be your next action? A.) Check for carotid pulse for no more than 10 seconds B.) Open the airway with a head tilt-chin lift maneuver and give 2 breaths C.) Use a bag mask device to deliver 6 breaths per minute D.) Assess for lack of breathing or only gasping for 10 seconds. {Ans: B.) Open the airway with a head tilt-chin lift maneuver and give 2 rescue breaths.}An 8 month old infant