Respiratory distress and failure in children — OSCE

Station brief (candidate)

• Assess the severity of this child's respiratory distress using work, efficacy, and effect of breathing.
• Interpret the observations against age-normal ranges and identify features of impending failure.
• Outline an initial management and stepwise escalation plan.
• Update the anxious parent clearly, take their concern seriously, and agree what happens next. ^{[1] [12]}