Pediatric Emergencies Flashcards
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The specialized medical practice devoted to the care of young patients
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Pediatrics
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The first year of life
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Infancy
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The first month of life
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Neonatal or newborn period
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Infants younger than 2 months spend most of their time ___
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Sleeping or eating
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Infants respond mainly to ___
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Physical stimuli such as light, warmth, hunger, and sound
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Infants sleep for up to ___
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16 hours a day
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An infant should be ___ from a sleeping state
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Aroused easily
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If an infant cannot be aroused easily from a sleeping state ___
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This is an emergency
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Infants less than 2 months have a ___ for feeding
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Sucking reflex
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Separation anxiety may be present at ___
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6 to 12 months
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Toddler age
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After infancy until 3 years
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Preschool age
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3 to 6
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School age
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6 to 12
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Adolescent age
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12 to 18
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Stage of life with the most growth
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Childhood
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Anatomic differences between adult and pediatric airway
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- Airway is smaller in diameter
- Airway is shorter
- Lungs are smaller
- Heart is higher in the chest
- Glottic opening is higher and positioned more anteriorly
- Neck appears nonexistent
- Larger, rounder occiput requiring more careful positioning of the airway
- Proportionally larger tongue and more anterior in the mouth
- Tongue larger relative to the mandible and can block airway
- Long, floppy epiglottis infants and toddlers proportionally larger in relation to the size of the airway
- Less-developed rings of cartilage in the trachea, may collapse if the neck is flexed or hyperextended
- Narrowing funnel-shaped upper airway to a cylinder-shaped lower airway
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Diameter of infant trachea
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Same as a drinking straw
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Infant breathing
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Obligate nose breathers
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Infant respiration rate
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30 to 60 /min
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Toddler respiration rate
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24 to 40 /min
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Preschool respiration rate
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22 to 34 /min
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School age respiration rate
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18 to 30 /min
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Adolescent respiration rate
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12 to 16 /min
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Child oxygen demand is about ___ of an adult
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Twice
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The smaller lungs with higher oxygen demand increases the risk of ___
Hypoxia because of apnea or ineffective ventilation efforts
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Anything that places pressure on the abdomen of a young child can ___
Block movement of the diaphragm and cause respiratory compromise
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Auscultating breath sounds in children
Easier because of thinner chest walls, but detecting poor air movement or absent breath sounds is harder because less air is exchanged with each breath
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Child's primary method for compensating for decreased perfusion
Increase heart rate
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Children are able to compensate for decreased perfusion by constricting ___
The vessels in the skin
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Constriction of the blood vessels can be so profound that ___
Blood flow to the extremities can be diminished
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Signs of vasoconstriction include ___
1. Pallor (early sign)
2. Weak distal pulses
3. Delayed capillary refill time
4. Cool hands or feet
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Newborn to 3 months pulse rate
85 to 205 /min
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3 months to 2 years pulse rate
100 to 190
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2 to 10 years pulse rate
60 to 140
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>10 years pulse rate
60 to 100
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The pediatric brain requires a higher amount of ___
Cerebral blood flow, oxygen, and glucose
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Glucose stores in the pediatric patient
Limited
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The pediatric brain is at risk for secondary brain damage from ___
Hypotension and hypoxic events
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The pediatric brain tissue and cerebral vasculature is fragile and susceptible to bleeding from ___
Shearing forces
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If a child's cervical spine is injured, it is most likely to be an injury to the ___
Ligaments as the result of a fall
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Pediatric GI differences
1. Muscle structures less developed, less protection from trauma
2. Liver and spleen are proportionally larger and situation more anteriorly
3. Organs closer together, more prone to multi organ trauma
4. Liver, spleen, and kidneys are injured more frequently
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At the ends of the long bones, enable the bones to grow during childhood
Growth plates
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The open growth plates are ___ than ligaments and tendons
Weaker
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Immobilize extremities with suspected sprains or strains because they may be ___
Fractures through the growth plates
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Soft spots on the newborn skull anterior and posterior
Fontanelles
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The anterior fontanelle will close at ___
18 months
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The posterior fontanelle will close at ___
6 months
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Some bulging of the fontanelles is a normal assessment finding when the infant is ___
Either crying, coughing, or lying on the back or stomach
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Fontanelles of an infant can be an important assessment tool for such issues as ___
1. ICP (bulging in a non-crying infant)
2. Dehydration (sunken appearance)
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Structured assessment tool that allows you to rapidly form a general impression of the child's condition without touching the child
Pediatric assessment triangle
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PAT
Pediatric assessment triangle
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When you assess an infant or child, use the PAT to determine if the patient is ___
Sick or not sick
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The PAT can be performed in less than ___
30 seconds
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Components of the PAT
1. Appearance
2. Circulation to skin
3. Work of breathing
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Appearance portion of the PAT
Muscle tone and mental status
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Can also help to determine if the patient is sick or not sick
TICLS (or tickles)
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TICLS
1. Tone
2. Interactiveness
3. Consolability
4. Look or gaze
5. Speech or cry
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Tone (TICLS)
1. Is the child moving or resisting examination vigorously?
2. Does the child have good muscle tone?
3. Is the child limp, listless, or flaccid?
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Interactiveness (TICLS)
1. How alert is the child?
2. How readily does a person, object, or sound distract or draw their attention?
3. Will the child reach for, grasp, and play with a toy or examination instrument?
4. Is the child uninterested in playing or interacting with anyone?
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Consolability (TICLS)
1. Can the child be consoled or comforted by anyone?
2. Is the crying or agitation unrelieved by gentle reassurance?
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Look or gaze (TICLS)
Does the child fix the gaze on a face, or is there a vacant, glassy-eyed stare?
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Speech or cry (TICLS)
1. Is the cry strong and spontaneous or weak or high-pitched?
2. Is the content of speech age-appropriate or confused or garbled?
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Increased work of breathing often manifests as ___
1. Abnormal airway noise (grunting or wheezing)
2. Accessory muscle use (contractions of the muscles above the clavicles)
3. Retractions (drawing in of the muscles between the ribs or of the sternum during inspiration)
4. Head bobbing (head lifting and tilting back during inspiration and forward during expiration)
5. Nasal flaring (nares widening, usually during inspiration)
6. Tachypnea
7. Tripod position (Used by older children to maximize effectiveness of airway)
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An "uh" sound heard during exhalation
Grunting
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The grunting reflects the child's ___
Attempt to keep the alveoli open
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Above the clavicles
Supraclavicular
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Drawing in of the muscles between the ribs
Intercostal retractions
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Drawing in of the sternum
Substernal retractions
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External opening of the nose
Nares
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Pallor of the skin and mucous membranes may be seen in ___
Compensated shock or with anemia or hypoxia
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Mottling is caused by ___
Constriction of peripheral blood vessels
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Mottling is a sign of ___
Poor perfusion
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Cyanosis reflects ___
A decreased level of oxygen in the blood
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Cyanosis is a ___ sign of respiratory failure or shock
Late sign
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XABCDE
1. Exsanguination
2. Airway
3. Breathing
4. Circulation
5. Disability
6. Exposure
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Always position the pediatric airway in a ___
Neutral sniffing position
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Keeping the airway in a neural sniffing position accomplishes two goals
1. Keeping the trachea from kinking
2. Maintaining proper alignment to restrict spinal motion
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Bradypnea indicates ___
Impending respiratory arrest
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Where to take infant pulse
Brachial or femoral
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In children older than 1 year, where to take the pulse
Carotid
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A strong central pulse does not rule out the possibility of ___
Compensated shock
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Bradycardia in children
Less than 80 /min
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Bradycardia in newborns
Less than 100 /min
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Bradycardia in a pediatric patient indicates ___
Impending cardiopulmonary arrest
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Tachycardia may indicate ___
Early sign of hypoxia or shock, but may also indicate fever, anxiety, pain, and excitement
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Capillary refill is most reliable in ___
Children younger than 6
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BLSCPR
Blood pressure
LOC
Skin: color, temp, moisture
Capillary refill time
Pulse: rate, rhythm, strength
Respiratory rate, effort, pattern
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The Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale may help assess pain in children aged ___
3 and older
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Why are children susceptible to hypothermia?
1. Thermoregulatory system is immature
2. Thin skin
3. Lack of subcutaneous fat
4. Larger skin surface area to mass ratio
5. Infants younger than 6 cannot shiver
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Newborns younger than ___ are the most susceptible to hypothermia
1 month
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Infant GCS score
Eye opening
4 - Open spontaneously
3 - Open to speech or sound
2 - Open to pressure
1 - No response
Verbal
5 - Coos, babbles
4 - Irritable cry
3 - Cries to pain
2 - Moans to pain
1 - No response
Motor
6 - Normal spontaneous movement
5 - Localizes to pressure
4 - Withdraws from pressure
3 - Abnormal flexion (decorticate)
2 - Abnormal extension (decerebrate)
1 - No response (flaccid)
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Child GCS score
Eye opening
4 - Open spontaneously
3 - Open to speech
2 - Open to pressure
1 - No response
Verbal
5 - Oriented conversation
4 - Confused conversation
3 - Cries
2 - Moans
1 - No response
Motor
6 - Obeys verbal commands
5 - Localizes to pressure
4 - Withdraws from pressure
3 - Abnormal flexion (decorticate)
2 - Abnormal extension (decerebrate)
1 - No response (flaccid)
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Significant MOIs
Same as adult except:
1. Any fall higher than the child especially a head-first landing
2. Bicycle crash (when not wearing a helmet)
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Rapid transport is indicated for ___
1. Significant MOI
2. History compatible with a serious illness
3. Physical abnormality noted during primary assessment
4. Potential serious anatomic abnormality
5. Significant pain
6. Abnormal LOC, altered mental status, or signs of shock
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Considerations when making a transport decision
1. Type of clinical problem
2. Expected benefits of ALS treatment in the field
3. Local EMS system protocols
4. Your comfort level
5. Transport time to the hospital
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Children ___ should be transported in a car seat if the situation allows
Weighing less than 40 lbs who do not require spinal motion restriction
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Children younger than ___ should be transported in a rear-facing position
2
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Why do children under 2 need to be transported in a rear-facing position
Lack of mature neck muscles
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Questions to ask during history taking
1. NOI or MOI
2. How long has it been happening
3. Key events leading to it
4. Presence of fever
5. Effects on the child's behavior
6. Activity level
7. Recent eating, drinking, and urine output
8. Change in bowel or bladder habits
9. Vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain
10. Rashes
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A ___ should be suspected in any child who refuses to bear weight
Lower extremity injury
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When should the assessment begin at the feet and end at the head?
Infants, toddlers, and preschool age children who do not have apparent life-threatening injuries or illnesses
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The presence of pus in the ear may indicate ___
An ear infection or perforation in the ear drum
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Acidosis may impart a ___ odor on the breath
Fruity
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If the pediatric patient cannot move their neck and has a high fever, this may indicate ___
Meningitis
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BP cuff should cover ___
2/3 of the upper arm
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A BP cuff that is too small may give a ___
Falsely high reading
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A BP cuff that is too big may give a ___
Falsely low reading
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Equation to determine BP in children under 10
70 + (2 X Child's age in years) = lowest expected systolic BP
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How long to assess respirations
30 seconds
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How long to assess pulse rate
60 seconds, unless rushed
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Neonate 1-4 days systolic BP
60 to 76
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Neonate 4 days to 1 months systolic BP
67 to 84
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Infant 1-3 months systolic BP
73 to 94
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Infant 3-6 months systolic BP
78 to 103
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Infant 6 months to 1 year systolic BP
82 to 105
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Child 1-2 years systolic BP
85 to 104
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Child 2-7 years systolic BP
88 to 106
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Child 7-15 years systolic BP
96 to 115
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Adolescent 15-18 years systolic BP
110 to 131
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Child's possible behavioral changes in the early stages of respiratory distress
Anxiety, restlessness, or combativeness
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Signs of respiratory distress
Nasal flaring, abnormal breath sounds, accessory muscle use, and the tripod position
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If the heart rate is less than ___ despite ventilations with high-flow oxygen, begin CPR
60 /min
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Consider infections as a possible cause of airway obstruction if a child has ___
Congestion, fever, drooling, and cold symptoms
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Suspect anaphylaxis if ___ accompany a sudden onset of dyspnea
Hives, hypotension, nausea, or vomiting
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Signs and symptoms that are frequently associated with a partial upper airway obstruction
Hoarse voice, decreased or absent breath sounds, and stridor
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Stridor is usually caused by ___
Swelling of the area surrounding the vocal cords or upper airway obstruction
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Signs and symptoms of a lower airway obstruction
Wheezing
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Best way to auscultate breath sounds in a pediatric patient
Listen on both sides of the chest at the level of the armpit
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Condition in which the smaller air passages (bronchioles) become inflamed, swell, and produce excessive mucus, leading to difficulty breathing
Asthma
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Common asthma triggers
1. Upper respiratory infection
2. Exercise
3. Exposure to cold air or smoke
4. Emotional distress
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Breathing sound of asthma
Wheezing
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Care for asthma
Supplemental oxygen, keep calm, and maybe administering bronchodilator
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If you must assist ventilations in a child having an asthma attack ___
Use slow, gentle breaths
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The problem in asthma is getting air ___
Out of the lungs, not into them
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Prolonged asthma attack that is unrelieved may progress into ___
Status asthmaticus
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Treatment for status asthmaticus
Administer oxygen, ventilate if needed, and provide rapid transport
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Pneumonia is often a ___ infection
Secondary
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Signs and symptoms of pneumonia
1. Tachypnea
2. Grunting or wheezing
3. Nasal flaring
4. Hypothermia
5. Fever
6. Unilateral diminished breath sounds or crackles
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If a child with pneumonia is wheezing ___
Administer a bronchodilator
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Laryngotracheobronchitis
Croup
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Infection of the airway below the level of the vocal cords, usually caused by a virus
Croup
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Croup is typically seen in ___
Children from 6 months to 3 years
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Croup starts with ___
A cold, cough, and a low-grade fever that develops over 2 days
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Hallmark signs of croup
Stridor and a seal-bark cough
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Croup often responds well to ___
Humidified oxygen
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___ are not indicated for croup and could make it worse
Bronchodilators
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Epiglottis is also called ___
Supraglottis
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An infection of the soft tissue in the area above the vocal cords
Epiglottis
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Most common cause of epiglottis
Bacterial infection
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Sings and symptoms of epiglottis in children
Look very sick, report a sore throat, and have a high fever. Often found in the tripod position and drooling
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Specific viral illness of newborns and toddlers, often caused by respiratory syncytial virus that leads to inflammation of the bronchioles
Bronchiolitis
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RSV
Respiratory syncytial virus
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RSV is spread through ___
Droplets with coughing or sneezing
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Infants with RSV often refuse ___
Liquids
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Treat Bronchiolitis
Position of comfort, humidified oxygen, and transport
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Signs and symptoms of pertussis
1. Similar to common cold: coughing, sneezing, and a runny nose.
2. As it progresses, coughing gets worse and the whoop sound is heard on inspiration
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Infants with pertussis may develop ___
Pneumonia or respiratory failure
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Broselow tape
Length-based resuscitation tape
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Color coded tool that can estimate weight as well as height in pediatric patients up to 75 lbs
Broselow tape
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Oxygen percentage with blow by technique
More than 21%
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Oxygen percentage with nasal cannula at 1 to 6 L/min
24% to 44%
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Oxygen percentage with nonrebreathing mask at 10 to 15 L/min
Up to 95%
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Oxygen percentage with bag mask device with 15 L/min
100%
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Pediatric patients with respirations less than ___ or more than ___, ___, and/or ___ should receive assisted ventilation with a bag-mask device
1. 12 breaths/min
2. 60 breaths/min
3. An altered LOC
4. An inadequate tidal volume
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Bag-mask ventilation rate
1 breath every 2 - 3 seconds (20 - 30 /min)
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Signs of shock in infants and children
1. Tachycardia
2. Poor capillary refill time
3. Mental status changes
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When assessing for shock, any pulse over ___ (except a newborn)
160 /min
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When assessing for shock, ask ___
1. Decreased urine output (less than 6 to 10 wet diapers a day for an infant)
2. Absence of tears even when crying
3. Sunken or depressed fontanelle (infant)
4. Changes in LOC and behavior
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Positioning of child when transporting for shock
Position of comfort
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Pediatric signs of anaphylaxis
1. Hypoperfusion
2. Stridor
3. Wheezing
4. Increased work of breathing
5. Altered appearance
6. Restlessness
7. Agitation
8. Sense of impending doom
9. Hives
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How to treat a bleeding pediatric patient with hemophilia
Transport immediately and dont delay tourniquet application
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Most common causes of altered mental status in children
1. Hypoglycemia
2. Hypoxia
3. Seizure
4. Drug or alcohol ingestion
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Management of altered mental status focuses on ___
The ABCs and transport
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Seizures in infants may manifest as ___
Abnormal gaze, sucking motions, or bicycling motions
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Postictal state muscles and breathing
Flaccid and labored breathing
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Some children will have been given ___ to stop the seizure prior to your arrival
A rectal dose of diazepam (Diastat)
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Meningitis is caused by ___
An infection of the meninges by bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites
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Untreated meningitis can lead to ___
Permanent brain damage or death
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Pediatric patients at a greater risk of meningitis
1. Males
2. Newborns
3. Compromised immune systems
4. History or brain, spinal cord, or back surgery
5. Head trauma
6. Shunts, pins, or other foreign bodies within the brain or spinal cord
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Drain excess fluids around the brain into the abdomen
Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt
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The tubing from a VP shunt can usually be seen and felt ___
Just under the scalp
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Common symptoms of meningitis in children of all ages
Fever and altered LOC
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A ___ may be the first sign of meningitis
Seizure
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Infants younger than 2 to 3 months with meningitis can have ___
Apnea, cyanosis, fever, a distinct high-pitched cry, or hypothermia
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Describe pain that accompanies movement in children with meningitis by physicians
Meningeal irritation or meningeal signs
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With meningitis, bending the neck forward or back increases ___
Tension within the spinal canal and stretches the meninges
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An infant with increasing irritability, especially when being handled or with a bulging fontanelle without crying is a sign of ___
Meningitis
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Bacterium that causes rapid onset of meningitis symptoms, often leading to shock and death
Neisseria meningitidis
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Children infected with N meningitidis typically have ___
Small, pinpoint, cherry-red spots or a larger purple or black rash. May be on part of the face or body
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Children infected with N meningitidis are at a serious risk of ___
Sepsis, shock, and death
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If you are exposed to saliva and respiratory secretions from a child infected with N meningitidis, you should ___
Receive antibiotics
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Appendicitis, if untreated, can lead to ___
Peritonitis or shock
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Appendicitis will typically present with ___
A fever and pain on palpation of the RLQ commonly with rebound tenderness
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Questions to ask to determine dehydration level in children
1. How many wet diapers today?
2. Tolerating liquids or able to keep them down?
3. How many times of diarrhea and for how long?
4. Are tears present with crying?
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Questions to ask for poisoning
1. What substance?
2. How much?
3. What time?
4. Any changes in behavior or LOC?
5. Any choking or coughing after exposure?
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Activated charcoal is not indicated for children who have ingested ___
An acid, an alkali, or a petroleum product. Have a decreased LOC and cannot protect airway, or are unable to swallow
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Usual form of activated charcoal
Plastic bottle of premixed suspension with up to 50 g of activated charcoal
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Common trade names for activated charcoal suspension
1. InstaChar
2. Actidose
3. LiquiChar
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Dose of activated charcoal
1 g per kg of body weight
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Usual pediatric dose of activated charcoal
12.5 to 25 g
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Most common cause of dehydration in children
Vomiting and diarrhea
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Infants and children are at a greater risk of dehydration than adults because ___
Their fluid reserves are smaller than adults
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Loose skin with no elasticity
Poor skin turgor
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Treatment of dehydration includes ___
Assessing ABCs and obtaining baseline vital signs
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Treatment of severe dehydration ___
ALS backup to administer IV
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All pediatric patients with ___ dehydration should be transported to the ED
Moderate to severe
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Mild dehydration
Pulse:
Level of activity:
Urine output:
Skin:
Mouth:
Eyes:
Anterior fontanelle:
LOC:
BP:
Pulse: Normal
Level of activity: Normal or slowed
Urine output: Decreased
Skin: Normal
Mouth: Decreased saliva
Eyes: Normal
Anterior fontanelle: Normal to sunken
LOC: Normal
BP: Normal
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Moderate dehydration
Pulse:
Level of activity:
Urine output:
Skin:
Mouth:
Eyes:
Anterior fontanelle:
LOC:
BP:
Pulse: Increased
Level of activity: Slowed
Urine output: Decreased
Skin: Cool, mottled, poor turgor
Mouth: Dry mucous membranes
Eyes: No tears
Anterior fontanelle: Sunken
LOC: Altered
BP: Normal
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Severe dehydration
Pulse:
Level of activity:
Urine output:
Skin:
Mouth:
Eyes:
Anterior fontanelle:
LOC:
BP:
Pulse: Increased (160 /min sign of impending shock, except newborns)
Level of activity: Variable, weak to unresponsive
Urine output: No output
Skin: Cool, clammy, poor turgor; delayed capillary refill time
Mouth: Dry mucous membranes
Eyes: Sunken eyes
Anterior fontanelle: Very sunken
LOC: Altered; lethargic
BP: Normal to low
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Body temp of ___ is considered abnormal
100.4°F or higher
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A fever that occurs in conjunction with a ___, is a signs of a serious illness such as meningitis
Rash
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Hyperthermia differs from fever in that it ___
Is an increase in body temp caused by an inability of the body to cool itself
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Most accurate temperature in an infant or toddler
Rectal
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Febrile fevers are common in ___
Children 6 months to 6 years
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Most pediatric seizures are the result of ___
Fever alone
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Febrile seizures typically occur on ___
The first day of febrile illness
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Febrile seizures are characterized by ___
Generalized (tonic-clonic) seizure, lasts less than 15 minutes with a short or nonexistent postictal phase
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When called to a febrile seizure, you will often find the patient ___
Awake, alert, and fully interactive when you arrive
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How to treat febrile seizure
Assess ABCs, cool with tepid water, and provide prompt transport
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Once a child has been removed from the water ___
Administer oxygen at 100%, be prepared to suction, CPR if needed
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Sprains are less common in children because ___
Ligaments are more developed than the growth plates of the bones
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Children turn ___ a car approaching
Towards
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Children can compensate for significant blood loss ___ than adults
Better
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Suspect ___ when a child has burns around the face and mouth
Internal injuries from chemical ingestion
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Blood loss in child that increases the risk for shock
Greater than 25%
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Blood loss in an adult that increases the risk for shock
Greater than 30% to 40%
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Minor pediatric burn
Partial-thickness less than 10% TBSA
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Moderate pediatric burn
Partial-thickness 10% to 20% TBSA
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Severe pediatric burn
1. Any full-thickness burn
2. Any partial-thickness greater than 20% TBSA
3. Any burn involving the hands, feet, face, airway, or genitalia
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Developed for pediatric patients triage
JumpSTART Pediatric MCI Triage
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Evaluate ___ first in secondary triage
Infants
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The JumpSTART pediatric MCI triage is intended for ___
Children younger than 8 or who appear to weigh less than 100 lbs
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Mnemonic for assessing possible child abuse
CHILD ABUSE
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CHILD ABUSE
1. Consistency of the injury with the child's developmental age
2. History inconsistent with injury
3. Inappropriate parental concerns
4. Lack of supervision
5. Delay in seeking care
6. Affect
7. Bruises in varying stages
8. Unusual injury patterns
9. Suspicious circumstances
10. Environmental clues
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Bruises to the ___ are suspicious
Back, buttocks, ears, or face
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Bruise color progression
1. Pink or red
2. Blue, then green, then yellow-brown, then faded
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Suspicious burns
1. Penis, testicles, vagina, or buttocks
2. Burns that encircle a hand or foot to look like a glove
3. Cigarette burns or grid pattern
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Syndrome seen in abused infants in children. The patient has been subjected to violent, whiplash-type shaking injuries
Shaken baby syndrome
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Shaken baby syndrome effects caused by ___
Bleeding in the head and damage to the c-spine
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A baby with shaken baby syndrome will typically be found ___, and the call for help may be ___
1. Unconscious, often without evidence of external trauma, may appear to be in cardiopulmonary arrest
2. Infant who has stopped breathing or is unresponsive
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Any improper or excessive action that injures or otherwise harms a child or infant
Child abuse
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Child abuse includes ___
1. Physical abuse
2. Sexual abuse
3. Neglect
4. Emotional abuse
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Refusal or failure on the part of the parent or caregiver to provide life necessities, such as food, water, clothing, shelter, personal hygiene, medicine, comfort, and personal safety
Neglect
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Children who are neglected are often ___
Dirty, or too thin, or appear developmentally delayed because of a lack of stimulation
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SUID
Sudden Unexpected Infant Death
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Sudden unexpected death where the cause is not known until an investigation is completed
SUID
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Death that cannot be explained by another cause
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
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Infants should sleep ___
Placed on their back on a firm mattress in a crib that is free of bumpers, blankets, and toys
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Risk factors for SIDS
1. Mother younger than 20
2. Mother smoked during pregnancy or after birth
3. Mother used alcohol or drugs during pregnancy or after birth
4. Low birth weight
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Three tasks of first provider at the scene of suspected SIDS
1. Assess the scene
2. Assess and manage the patient
3. Communication and support of the family
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SIDS is a diagnosis of ___
Exclusion
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An infant who has been a victim of SIDS will be ___
Pale or blue, unresponsive, and not breathing
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If the child shows post-mortem changes ___
Call medical control
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As you assess the suspected SIDS patient, pay special attention to ___
Any marks or bruises on the child prior to starting CPR. Also note any interventions done by the parents before arrival
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Infants who have cyanosis and apnea, and are unresponsive that resume breathing and color with stimulation
Apparent life-threatening event
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ALTE
Apparent life-threatening event
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In addition to cyanosis and apnea, a classic ALTE is characterized by ___
Distinct change in muscle tone (limpness) and choking or gagging
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BRUE
Brief Resolved Unexplained Event
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BRUE can happen to an ___
Infant less than 1 year old
