Exam 4 Flashcards
Childhood Mortality: Under age 1
Airway - suffocation
Childhood Mortality: Ages 1-3
Motor vehicle; Drowning
Childhood Mortality: Ages 4-11
Motor vehicle
Drowning
Homicide
Childhood Mortality: Ages 12 - 19
Motor vehicle
Homicide (may be more intentional)
Suicide
The prevalence of specific illness in the population at a particular time
Morbidity
Pais:
Latin for Child
1912
Childrens Bureau
1st study on infant mortality rate
1935
Social Security
1938
Fair labor standards→child labor laws
1940’s
Isolation: kids not placed in the same ward
1974
WIC: Woman Infant and Children <5yo
1993
FMLA- Family Medical Leave: 12 weeks unpaid leave w/o fear of loosing your position
Barriers to Health Care for Children
- Financial: Insurance
- Systems: Transportation
- Lack of knowledge
- DRG’s: Dx dictates time of stay
In the first 12mo birth wt
Triples
Ave 21-22lbs
Biggest Change
Birth wt doubles by
4-6 mo
Ave 16 lb
Birth Length during the first 12mo
increases by 50%
Posterior Fontanel typically closes by
3 mo
Anterior Fontanel typically closes by
8-18 mo
Babies are placed on back
to sleep
Babies are prone when
playing
Cephalocaudal development
head –>trunk–>LE
Infants
Proximodistal development
Near to far (Midline to peripheral)
Fine motor development
Coordination of hand and finger movements
Psychosocial Development: Trust vs Mistrust Age
Birth to 18 mo