// EMT Question · Airway, Respiration & Ventilation

You are treating a 4-year-old in respiratory distress. Which finding is MOST concerning?

A. Audible wheezing
B. Nasal flaring and retractionsCorrect
C. Respiratory rate of 30
D. Coughing between sentences

// Rationale

Retractions and nasal flaring indicate significant increased work of breathing in pediatrics and often precede respiratory failure.

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