Pediatric Emergencies (Chapter 17)

Question 1

Differences between children and adults

Answer 1

A child’s airway is smaller in relation to the rest of the body compared to the adult’s airway.

Question 2

Respiratory Illnesses:

1. Asthma
2. Croup
3. Epiglottitis
4. Seizures
5. SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome)

Answer 2

1. Asthma - caused by a spasm or constriction and inflammation in the smaller airways in the lungs.
2. Croup - an infection of the upper airway that occurs mainly in children between 6 months and 6 years old (horse, whooping cough)
3. Epiglottitis - severe inflammation of the epiglottitis (children 3-6 yrs)
4. Seizures - Can result from a high fever or from disorders such as Epilepsy
5. SIDS - between the ages of 3 weeks and 7 month —> crib death, unexpected

Question 3

_____ is the number One Killer in Children

Answer 3

Trauma