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Question 1

Contraindications to commercial airline flight

Answer 1

uncontrolled hypertension, SVT, Eisenmenger’s syndrome

• children with AOM should wait 2 weeks before air travel from diagnosis is possible.

Question 2

What are the health problems for military families?

Answer 2

• health care-related visits - more specialist visits, more admission for injury, suicide attempt
• mental health and substance abuse in adolescents
• child maltreatment
• developmental delay risk
• at home parent more depressed
• health of returning service member - PTSD, substances

Question 3

What are recommendations for screen time <5 yrs old? (Ms)

Answer 3

• minimize screen time - leaves time for face to face interactions
• mitigate risks of screen time
• mindful about scren time
• model healthy screen time (adults)

Question 4

How do screens affect children <5 yrs?

Answer 4

Development
- language delay but can also be route to learn language

Psychosocial
- enhances social and language skills but may displace face to face interactions

Physical health
- can encourage physical activity but can become sedentary