Croup

Question 1

Croup

Answer 1

Common condition, infection of the upper airway, causes a barking cough and a rasping sound when breathing

Question 2

Treatment - Mild of mild croup

Answer 2

Single dexamethasone dose oral

Question 3

Moderate - severe: croup requires hospital admission - what is given whilst they are waiting? If they can’t take that what can we give them IM or nebulised …If still severe and not controlled by steroid what can we give?

Answer 3

• hospital admission
• single dose of dexamethasone or prednisolone given orally whilst waiting admission
• if can’t take oral - IM dexamethasone or nebulised budesonide
• severe not controlled by steroids : nebulised adrenaline/epinephrine