Chapter 13

Question 1

Adult pulse rate

Answer 1

60-100

Question 2

11-18 years pulse rate

Answer 2

60-100

Question 3

6-10 years pulse rate

Answer 3

65-120

Question 4

Preschool pulse rate

Answer 4

70-120

Question 5

1-3 year pulse rate

Answer 5

80-140 pulse rate

Question 6

0-12 month pulse rate

Answer 6

90-160

Question 7

Newborn pulse rate

Answer 7

100-170

Question 8

Pulse quality of shock and blood loss

Answer 8

Rapid, regular, and thready irregular

Question 9

Slow pulse

Answer 9

Head injury, drugs, some poisons, some heart problems, lack of oxygen in children

Question 10

No pulse but alert

Answer 10

Ask for ventricular assist device

Question 11

Adolescent respiratory rate

Answer 11

12-20

Question 12

Preschool respiratory rate

Answer 12

22-34

Question 13

Toddler respiratory rate

Answer 13

24-40

Question 14

Snoring wheezing gurgling and crowing

Answer 14

Prompt transport
Crowing is medical problem unable to be treated at scene

Question 15

Pale skin

Answer 15

Hypotension, etc

Question 16

Cyanotic

Answer 16

Inadequate breathing or heart function

Question 17

Jaundiced

Answer 17

Liver problems

Question 18

Mottled

Answer 18

Occasionally appears in patients with shock

Question 19

Dilated pupils

Answer 19

Fright, blood loss, drugs, prescription eye drops

Question 20

Constricted pupils

Answer 20

Narcotics, prescription eye drops

Question 21

Unequal pupils

Answer 21

Stroke, head injury, eye injury, artificial eye, prescription eye drops

Question 22

Lack of reactivity in pupils

Answer 22

Drugs, lack of oxygen to brain

Question 23

Between 121-139 and 81-89

Answer 23

Prehypertension, at risk of developing complications of hypertension

Question 24

Newborn blood pressure

Answer 24

50-70

Question 25

Infant blood pressure

Answer 25

About 90

Question 26

Adolescent blood pressure

Answer 26

107-117

Question 27

1 to 10 year blood pressure

Answer 27

90 + (double age in years)

Question 28

BP difficult to obtain on patients younger than __

Answer 28

3 years

Question 29

Normal temperature

Answer 29

96.8 to 101.3

Question 30

Pulse oximeter

Answer 30

Determines proportion of oxygen in blood

Question 31

Oximeter readings

Answer 31

Usually 96-100
91-95: mild hypoxia
86-90: moderate hypoxia
Less than 85: severe hypoxia
Oxygen not recommended for some patients until oxygen is below 94

Question 32

Oximeter is inaccurate

Answer 32

Patients in shock or hypothermia bc not enough blood flow through capillaries
Excessive finger movement and nail polish

Question 33

Oximeter false high readings

Answer 33

Carbon monoxide and other uncommon poisons
Anemia and hypovolemia

Question 34

Normal blood glucose level

Answer 34

70-100 mg/dL

Question 35

Capnography

Answer 35

Tells how well tissues are using oxygen & other functions by measuring end tidal CO2
Normal level is 35-45 mmHg