Croup

4. This equipment helps children breathe in their medication in the form of mist.
6. Machine that adds moisture in the air and helps soothe throat irritations in children with croup.
7. A high-pitch wheezing sound that happens when something is obstructing the airway.
8. Children as old as __________ years can develop croup because of the flu virus.
10. Children as young as __________ months can develop croup because of the flu virus.
11. Keep child _________ to reduce agitation of their symptoms.
12. The virus that most commonly causes croup.
15. Another word for breathing in, which is when stridor can be heard in children.
16. This animal is used to describe the “barky” cough in children with croup.
17. Do not asses for gag reflex in patients with croup because this could happen.

1. Children’s symptoms are usually worse before they go to sleep which is at __________.
2. Encourage this to children to help moisten the vocal cords.
3. These types of medications are used to reduce inflammation.
5. Another word for adrenaline, which is used to treat croup in hospitals.
9. When temperatures raise to over 100.5, this medication can be given.
13. Have child sit semi-upright to help facilitate optimal __________ expansion
14. A common respiratory disease in children that is characterized by a distinct bark-like cough.