miscellaneous Flashcards
what is the average age for boys to have their pubertal growth spurt?
14
what is the average age that girls enter puberty?
11
what do healthy start vitamins prevent?
ricketts
name some things that are true for basic life support for a child?
2 breaths to 15 compressions
lower half sternum for compressions
maximise airway by sniffing position
jaw thrust if suspected neck injury
size (volume) of testes at onset of puberty?
4ml
what type of reflex is the moro reflex?
primitive relfex
why do you measure OFC?
to detect abnormal brain/skull growth
at what age is puberty deemed to be delayed in boys if no signs of secondary sex characteristics?
age 14
at what age is puberty deemed to be delayed in girls if no signs of secondary sex characteristics?
age 13
the reference intake for a vitamin/mineral is likely to meet the requirements of what % of the population?
97%