Society for Pediatric Anesthesia
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{“questions”:{“dhslt”:{“id”:”dhslt”,”mediaType”:”image”,”answerType”:”text”,”imageCredit”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”video”:””,”imagePlaceholder”:””,”imagePlaceholderId”:””,”title”:”You are providing general anesthesia for an 8-year-old male who is having an ENT procedure involving CO_{2<\/sub> laser use on the glottis. An important safety consideration during this case is:”,”desc”:””,”hint”:””,”answers”:{“lxo8s”:{“id”:”lxo8s”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”A.\tUse of clear goggles by everyone in the room “,”isCorrect”:”1″},”s2hhv”:{“id”:”s2hhv”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”B.\tUse of amber goggles by everyone in the room “},”bru4z”:{“id”:”bru4z”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”C.\tUse of red goggles by everyone in the room”},”cyexz”:{“id”:”cyexz”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”D.\tUse of green goggles by everyone in the room”}}}},”results”:{“3rlg8”:{“id”:”3rlg8″,”title”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”min”:”0″,”max”:”1″,”desc”:””,”redirect_url”:”https:\/\/pedsanesthesia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Week-268-Laser-Surgery-Complications.docx.pdf”}}}}