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PALS Megacode Scenario 5 Video
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Video at a Glance
- A 6-year-old girl with a history of asthma arrives breathing rapidly and shallowly.
- Her oxygen saturation responds to supplemental O₂, but wheezing and a prolonged expiratory phase suggest lower airway obstruction.
- Continuous waveform capnography reveals a “shark-fin” pattern indicating bronchospasm.
- The medical team provides nebulized albuterol therapy.
- She develops sinus bradycardia, signaling respiratory failure.
- She is promptly intubated and stabilized on bag-mask ventilation.
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