Following a call in which you treated a pediatric patient with croup, a new EMT who is in orientation asks you how you can differentiate croup from epiglottitis. Which of these responses would be most appropriate?
A) "The swelling associated with epiglottitis typically decreases with exposure to cool air; the swelling with croup does not."
B) "Epiglottitis is accompanied by a cough; croup is not associated with a cough."
C) "Croup is typically associated with wheezing; epiglottitis is typically associated with crackles in the lungs."
D) "The child with epiglottitis is typically drooling; the child with croup rarely, if ever, drools."
D) "The child with epiglottitis is typically drooling; the child with croup rarely, if ever, drools."
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