• 11. If the lactate isn’t clearing in your septic patient reconsider the diagnosis or change your current management
• 12. Remember to saline suction the endotracheal tube following intubation of children with bronchiolitis
• 13 . Avoid routine administration of muscle relaxants following intubation in children with status epilepticus
• 14. Beware of the child with an unexplained tachycardia
• 15. There is no such thing as a cardio-stable induction agent in a septic child
• 16. Use push dose pressors and peripheral vasoactive drugs
• 17. Bedside ultrasound is the quickest way to confirm or rule out a pneumothorax
• 18. Don’t wait till you have a dedicated CPAP machine to start giving PEEP
• 19. Consider using cooled or warmed fluids if your patient needs a bolus
• 20. When inserting a central line in small babies transfix the vein using a cannula (don’t use the needle)

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