Neuro (week 5)

Question 1

What is the first clue a kid has a brain injury

Answer 1

their behavior/ appearance

Question 2

How is a child’s breathing affected by neurological conditions

Answer 2

Seizures or infarctions…can cause slow irregular breathing

Slow, shallow breathing…may be sedative or opioids

Question 3

How do we open the airway when we suspect a neck injury?

Answer 3

Jaw thrust maneuver

Question 4

When do we start bag and mask ventilation?

Answer 4

A patient is breathing at 12 breaths per minute and oxygen saturations are 80%

Question 5

When do we start compressions in an infant?

Answer 5

An infant’s HR drops to 60 start CPR (normal 120)

Question 6

Level of consciousness

Answer 6

LOC: describes the ability of a person to process information and respond to that information verbally or physically.

Question 7

Increased cranial pressure

Answer 7

ICP: Force exerted by the brain tissue, CSF, and blood…always has to be a balance…so simply if one increases, another has to decrease.

For example, if you have bleeding in the brain, that blood takes up space and since there is no where for the blood to escape due to your skull, another area has to decrease so brain tissue might diminish but that could cut off oxygen, leading to death of tissue in the brain

Question 8

what is cerebral perfusion pressure

Answer 8

CCP: the amount of pressure needed to ensure adequate oxygen and nutrients are delivered by the blood to the brain.

Question 9

concussion vs ICP

Answer 9

Concussion is a mild traumatic brain injury

There is no way to show a concussion on diagnostic testing

Question 10

what happens to the brain after an injury?

Answer 10

brain swelling
cerebral edema
increased ICP
Ishemia
Brain cell damaged

Question 11

what is normal ICP?

Answer 11

10-15