Chapter 25 Terms

Question 1

Adult

Answer 1

For the purpose of providing emergency medical care, anyone who appears to be approximately 12 years or older.

Question 2

Apparent life-threatening event (ALTE)

Answer 2

A sudden event in infants under the age of 1 year, during which the infant experiences a combination of symptoms including apnea, change in color change in muscle tone and coughing or gagging.

Question 3

Child

Answer 3

For the purpose of providing emergency medical care, anyone who appears to be between the ages of about 1 year and about 12 years; when using an automated external defibrillator (AED), different age and weight criteria are used.

Question 4

Child abuse

Answer 4

Action that results in the physical or psychological harm of a child; can be physical, sexual, verbal and/or emotional.

Question 5

Child neglect

Answer 5

The most frequently reported type of abuse in which a parent or guardian fails to provide the necessary, age-appropriate care to a child; insufficient medical or emotional attention or respect given to a child.

Question 6

Croup

Answer 6

A common upper airway virus that affects children under the age of 5.

Question 7

Epidemiology

Answer 7

A branch of medicine that deals with the incidence (rate of occurrence) and prevalence (extent) of disease in populations.

Question 8

Epiglottis

Answer 8

A serious bacterial infection that causes severe swelling of the epiglottis, which can result in a blocked airway, causing respiratory failure in children; may be fatal.

Question 9

Febrile seizure

Answer 9

Seizure activity brought on by an excessively high fever in a young child or infant.

Question 10

Fever

Answer 10

An elevated body temperature, beyond normal variation.

Question 11

INfant

Answer 11

For the purpose of providing emergency medical care, anyone who appears to be younger than about 1 year of age.

Question 12

Pediatric Assessment Triangle

Answer 12

A quick initial assessment of a child that involves observation of the child’s appearance, breathing and skin.

Question 13

Respiratory failure

Answer 13

Condition in which the respiratory system fails in oxygenation and/or carbon dioxide elimination.
Respiratory system is beginning to shut down, the person may alternated between being agitated and sleepy.

Question 14

Retraction

Answer 14

A visible sinking in of soft tissue between the ribs of a child or infant.

Question 15

Reye’s syndrome

Answer 15

An illness brought on by high fever that affects the brain and other internal organs.
Can be caused by the use of aspirin in children and infants.

Question 16

Seizure

Answer 16

Temporary abnormal electrical activity in the brain caused by injury, disease, fever, infection, metabolic disturbances or conditions that decrease oxygen levels.

Question 17

Shaken baby syndrome

Answer 17

A type of abuse in which a young child has been shaken harshly, causing swelling of the brain and brain damage.

Question 18

Status asthematicus

Answer 18

A potentially fatal episode of asthma in which the patient does not respond to usual inhaled medications.

Question 19

Sudden infant death syndrome

Answer 19

The sudden death of an infant young than 1 year that remains unexplained after the performance of a complete postmortem investigation, including an autopsy, an examination of the scene of death and a review of the care history.

Question 20

Thready

Answer 20

Used to describe a pulse that is barely perceptible, often rapid and feels like a fine thread.