Chap 24

Question 1

Neonates age

Answer 1

Birth to 28 days

Question 2

Infant age

Answer 2

Birth to one year

Question 3

Toddlers age

Answer 3

1-3 years

Question 4

Preschool age

Answer 4

4-5 years

Question 5

School age

Answer 5

6-12 years

Question 6

Adolescent age

Answer 6

13-17 years

Question 7

Pediatric assessment triangle (PAT)

Answer 7

A tool used to perform a general impression of a pediatric impression of a pediatric patient; the elements of the PAT are appearance, work of breathing, and circulation (perfusion)

Question 8

Retractions

Answer 8

The inward movement of the soft tissues between the ribs when a child breathes in

Question 9

Croup

Answer 9

An acute respiratory condition common in infants and children that is characterized by a barking type of cough or strider.
Upper respiratory infection very common in infants and children. Infection caused by a virus and affects the larynx (voice box), trachea and bronchi.

Question 10

SIDS

Answer 10

Sudden infant death syndrome

The sudden unexplained death of an apparently healthy baby during sleep

Not caused by external methods of suffocation, vomiting or by choking

Question 11

Lividity

Answer 11

Blood pooled on side body has been laying

Question 12

Mandated reporter

Answer 12

Individuals designated by law to report cases of suspected abuse or neglect.

Question 13

Shaken-baby syndrome

Answer 13

A form of child abuse that occurs when an abuser violently shakes an infant or small child creating a whiplash type motion that causes acceleration-deceleration injuries.

Causes brain to hit skull and cause bruising swelling or bleeding, building pressure.

Shaking also can cause injury to the neck and spine and to the eyes, causing loss of vision