Chapter 32: Pediatric Emergencies

Question 1

Children between 12 to 18 years of age

Answer 1

adolescents

Question 2

An event that causes unresponsiveness, cyanosis, and apnea in an infant, who then resumes breathing with stimulation

Answer 2

apparent life-threatening event (ALTE)

Question 3

turning white

Answer 3

blanching

Question 4

Slow respiratory rate; ominous sign in a child that indicates impending respiratory arrest

Answer 4

bradypnea

Question 5

Pulses that are closest to the core (central) part of the body where the vital organs are located; include the carotid, femoral, and apical pulses

Answer 5

central pulses

Question 6

A general term applying to all forms of child abuse and neglect

Answer 6

child abuse

Question 7

A seizure that features rhythmic back-and-forth motion of an extremity and body stiffness

Answer 7

generalized tonic-clonic seizure

Question 8

the first year of life

Answer 8

infancy

Question 9

An “uh” sound heard during exhalation’ reflects the child’s attempt to keep the alveoli open; a sign of increased work of breathing

Answer 9

grunting

Question 10

the external openings of the nostrils. A single nostril opening is called a naris

Answer 10

nares

Question 11

Refusal or failure on the part of the caregiver to provide life necessities.

Answer 11

neglect

Question 12

A form of bacterial meningitis characterized by rapid onset of symptoms, often leading to shock and death

Answer 12

Neisseria meningitides

Question 13

A structured assessment tool that allows you to rapidly form a general impression of the infant or child without touching him or her; consists of assessing appearance, work of breathing, and circulation to the skin

Answer 13

pediatric assessment triangle (PAT)

Question 14

A tape used to estimate an infant or child’s weight on the basis of length; appropriate drug doses and equipment sizes are listed on the tape

Answer 14

pediatric resuscitation tape measure

Question 15

A specialized medical practice devoted to the care of the young

Answer 15

pediatrics

Question 16

An acute infectious disease characterized by a catarrhal stage, followed by a paroxysmal cough that ends in a whooping inspiration. also called whooping cough.

Answer 16

pertussis

Question 17

children between 3 to 6 years of age

Answer 17

preschool-age

Question 18

children between 6-12 years of age

Answer 18

school-age

Question 19

A syndrome seen in abused infants and children; the patient has been subjected to violent, whiplash-type shaking injuries inflicted by the abusing individual that may cause coma, seizures, and increased intracranial pressure due to tearing of the cerebral veins with consequent bleeding into the brain

Answer 19

shaken baby syndrome

Question 20

optimum neutral head position for the uninjured child who requires airway management

Answer 20

sniffing position

Question 21

Death of an infant or young child that remains unexplained after a complete autopsy

Answer 21

sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)

Question 22

the period following infancy until 3 years of age

Answer 22

toddler

Question 23

increased respiratory rate

Answer 23

tachypnea

Question 24

An indicator of oxygenation and ventilation. It reflects the child’s attempt to compensate for hypoxia

Answer 24

work of breathing