Pediatrics

Question 1

__ of children treated by EMS need basic life support skills.

Answer 1

85%

Question 2

Pediatrics head size increases risk of ____?

Answer 2

Blunt Head trauma

Question 3

Less then ___ years of age, place thin layer of padding under back to obtain neutral position.

Answer 3

3

Question 4

Adult vs pediatrics anatomy

Answer 4

• Tongue is larger in proportion to mouth
• Pharynx is smaller
• Epiglottis is larger and floppier
• Larynx is more anterior and superior
• Narrowest at cricoid
• Trachea narrow and less rigid

Question 5

Metabolic Differences in Pedi

Answer 5

• Limited store of glycogen and glucose

- Newborns and neonate a lack ability to shiver

Question 6

Most common cause of cardiac arrest in infants and young children is

Answer 6

Airway and respiratory problems

Question 7

Acutely ill infant ominous sign

Answer 7

Slow respiratory rate

Question 8

Signs of respiratory distress

Answer 8

• AMS
• flared nostrils
• Pale or bluish lips or mouth
• Stridor grunting
• Breathing rate greater than 60/min
• Muscle retraction
• decreased muscle tone
• Poor peripheral perfusion
• Use of abdominal muscles

Question 9

Top causes of pediatric Deaths

Answer 9

• Motor Vehicle crashes
• Burns
• Drowinings
• Suicides
• Homicides

Question 10

Pediatric assessment triangle

Answer 10

General Appearance
Work of breathing
Circulation to the skin

Question 11

If appearances is off

Answer 11

CNS/metabolic

-hypoglycemia, meningitis, tumor/bleed

Question 12

Respiratory is off

Answer 12

Respiratory etiology

Question 13

Common fears of children include

Answer 13

• Fear of being separated from the parents or caregivers
• Fear of being removed from a family place , such as home, and never returning
• Fear of being hurt
• Fear of being mutilated or disfigured
• fear of the unknown

Question 14

Newborn

Answer 14

First hours of life

Question 15

Neonate

Answer 15

Birth to one month of age

Question 16

Common illnesses in Neonates

Answer 16

• Jaundice
• vomiting
• respiratory distress

Question 17

Infants should have doubled their weight by

Answer 17

Five to Six months of Age

Question 18

Possible illnesses and accidents

Answer 18

• SIDS
• Vomiting
• Dehydration
• Meningitis
• Child abuse
• Household accidents

Question 19

Infants 6 months to One year are at high risk for

Answer 19

Foreign body Airway Obstruction

Question 20

Common illnesses and accidents from 6mo-1yr

Answer 20

• Febrile Seizures
• vomiting
• Diarrhea
• Dehydration
• Bronchiolitis
• Car crashes
• Croup
• Child Abuse
• Poisoning
• Falls
• Airway Obstructions
• Meningitits

Question 21

____ are the leading cause of injury deaths in pediatrics ages 1 to 15.

Answer 21

Accidents of all types

Question 22

Common illnesses and injuries of from ages 1yr-3yr

Answer 22

• Vomiting
• Diarrhea
• febrile seizures
• poisonings
• falls
• Child Abuse
• Croup
• Meningitis

Question 23

Common accidents in toddlers are

Answer 23

motor Vehicle Crashes

Question 24

Asthma

Answer 24

Spasmodic construction of the bronchi, often as a response to allergens or to a mucous plug in the arterial walls

Question 25

Bacterial trachetitis

Answer 25

Bacterial infection of the airway, subglottic region in children, most likely to appear after episodes of croup

Question 26

Bronchiolitis

Answer 26

Viral infection of the medium sized airways, occurring most frequently during the 1st year of life

Question 27

Cardiogenic Shock

Answer 27

The inability of the heart to meet the metabolic needs of the body; resulting in inadequate tissue perfusion

Question 28

Central IV

Answer 28

IV placed into the superior vena cava for the administration of long term fluid therapy

Question 29

Distributive shock

Answer 29

Marked by decrease in peripheral vascular resistance with result in hypotension
Ex. Septic shock, neurogenic shock, and anaphylactic shock

Question 30

Shunt

Answer 30

Surgical connection that runs from the brain to the abdomen for the purpose of draining excess CSF