Anatomical Differences in Children

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  • Relatively larger head
    • flexes head on neck making airway obstruction more likely
  • relatively larger tongue
    • flops back to obstruct airway
    • less room for intubation
  • larynx more cephalic
    • glottis at C3 vs. C6
  • angle of  jaw larger
    • 140º vs 120º
  • trachea shorter
  • narrowest part at cricoid ring
 

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