Values/Vital Signs

Question 1

What are the paediatric age groups for AV?

Answer 1

Newborn: birth - 24hrs
Small infant: <3 months
Large infant: 3-12 months
Small child: 1-4 years
Medium child: 5-11 years

Question 2

What are the paediatric weights for AV?

Answer 2

Newborn: 3.5kg
3 months: 6kg
9 months: 8 kg
12 months: 10kg
1-9 years: age x 2 + 8 kg
10-11: age x 3.3 kg

Question 3

1. What is the normal blood volume of a newborn?

2. What is the normal blood volume of an infant/child?

Answer 3

1. 80ml/Kg

2. 70ml/Kg

Question 4

Newborn HR/BP?

Answer 4

110-170bpm, >60 systolic

Question 5

Small infant HR/BP?

Answer 5

110-170bpm, >60 systolic

Question 6

Large infant HR/BP?

Answer 6

105-165bpm, >65 systolic

Question 7

Small child HR/BP?

Answer 7

85-150bpm, >70 systolic

Question 8

Medium child HR/BP?

Answer 8

70-135bpm, >80 systolic

Question 9

Newborn RR?

Answer 9

25-60/min

Question 10

Small infant RR?

Answer 10

25-60/min

Question 11

Large infant RR?

Answer 11

25-55/min

Question 12

Small child RR?

Answer 12

20-40/min

Question 13

Medium child RR?

Answer 13

16-34/min

Question 14

Child ≤ 4 years GCS eye opening?

Answer 14

4. spontaneous
5. voice
6. pain
7. none

Question 15

Child ≤ 4 years GCS verbal?

Answer 15

5. Appropriate words/social smile
6. Cries/consolable
7. Persistently irritable
8. Moans to pain
9. None

Question 16

Child ≤ 4 years GCS motor?

Answer 16

6. Spontaneous
7. Localises to pain
8. Withdraws from pain
9. Abnormal flexion to pain
10. Abnormal extension to pain
11. None

Question 17

FLACC Scale components and scores?

Answer 17

Face: 0 - no expression, 1 - occasional grimace or frown, withdrawn/disinterested, 2 - frequent to constant frown, clenched jaw, quivering chin

Legs: 0 - normal position/relaxed, 1 - uneasy, restless, tense, 2- kicking or legs drawn up

Activity: 0 - lying quietly, normal position, moves easily, 1 - squirming, shifting back and forth, tense, 2 - arched, rigid or jerking

Cry: 0 - no cry (awake or asleep), 1 - moans or whimpers, occasional complaints, 2 - crying steadily, screams or sobs, frequent complaints

Consolability: 0 - content/relaxed, 1- reassured by occasional touching, hugging, or being spoken to, distractible, 2 - difficult to console or comfort

Question 18

How many jules/kg for paediatric defibrillation?

Answer 18

4j/kg (always rounded up)