Respiratory diseases in children are the leader in frequency in pediatric pathology. A properly examined medical history, knowledge of the symptoms, an adequate and prompt reaction by the specialists determine the outcome of the disease and any following complications. Emergency conditions in pediatric pulmonology are frequent and they present a serious challenge for general practitioners, pediatricians, pulmonologists, healthcare professionals. Knowing the causes for respiratory insufficiency in children allows for their accurate identification and a rapid evaluation and adequate approach. The most frequent emergency conditions, associated with the occurrence of respiratory insufficiency in children are: aspiration, foreign body, epiglottitis, laryngitis, pneumonia, bronchial asthma.
The judgment, the swiftness in ambulatory and hospital conditions in regards to a child with an emergency condition of the respiratory system are of utmost importance, determining the outcome of the disease.
