An 18month Old Child Presents With Severe Croup And Is In Clear Respiratory Distress. You Are The Intern On Duty. You Take The History And Find That The Child Has Had A Runny Nose And Mild Fever One Day Prior, Without Any Purulent/Green Discharge. You Want To Examine The Throat For Any Swelling Or Foreign Obects That Could Be Causing Obstruction. What Do You Need To Do First?

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1. An 18month Old Child Presents With Severe Croup And Is In Clear Respiratory Distress. You Are The Intern On Duty. You Take The History And Find That The Child Has Had A Runny Nose And Mild Fever One Day Prior, Without Any Purulent/Green Discharge. You Want To Examine The Throat For Any Swelling Or Foreign Obects That Could Be Causing Obstruction. What Do You Need To Do First?