Emergency Care 13th Ed. Chapter 33 - Pediatric Emergencies Flashcards

3416036878	________ means of or pertaining to a patient who has yet to reach puberty	Pediatric	0
3416036879	A child's head is proportionally larger than an adult's until about the age of _____	Four	1
3416036880	The number one cause of a low H/R in children is _______	Hypoxia	2
3416036881	B/P is usually not taken in children less than _____	Three	3
3416036882	________ are soft spots on an infants scalp formed by the joining of not-yet-fused bones of the skull	Fontanelles	4
3416036883	The _______ fontanelle is typically closed in 12-18 months of age, and is not typically assessed by an EMT	Posterior	5
3416036884	The _______ fontanelle is typically closed in 24 months	Anterior	6
3416036885	A sunken fontanelle indicates _______	Dehydration	7
3416036886	A bulging fontanelle indicates _______ ______	Intracranial pressure	8
3416036887	Newborns and infants typically breathe through their ______, and their chest wall is _______	Noses, softer	9
3416036888	When children are stressed and act like a younger child, they are considered to be in ________	Regression	10
3416036889	Pediatric Assessment Triangle: A - B - C -	Pediatric Assessment Triangle: A - Appearance B - Work of Breathing C - Circulation	11
3416036890	Careful evaluation of the scene for accidental ________ is very important	Poisoning	12
3416036891	A ________ is the pulling in of skin and soft tissue between the ribs when breathing. This is typically a sign of respiratory distress in children	Retraction	13
3416036892	In infants and children ___ years and younger, capillary refill is a useful check for circulation	5	14
3416036893	When performing a physical assessment on a pediatric patient, go from ____-___-_____ to allow the patient to get comfortable with you	Toe-to-Head	15
3416036894	Many children from ___-___ go through a stage of intense modesty	5-8	16
3416036895	_______ and head trauma cause the fontanelle to bulge due to increased intracranial pressure	Meningitis	17
3416036896	To clear an airway obstruction in infants less than 1 year old, alternate 5 _____ _____ and 5 ______ ______, and if the patient becomes unconscious, begin _____	Back blows, chest thrusts, CPR	18
3416036897	Artificial ventilations should be provided at a rate of ___-___ for an infant up to puberty, ___-___ if patient has reached puberty, and ___-___ if performing neonatal resuscitation	12-20, 10-12, 40-60	19
3416036898	________ is contraindicated for infants and children	FROPVD	20
3416036899	Children are able to ________ for a long time, but crash without warning	Compensate	21
3416036900	The likeliest cause of cardiac arrest in children is _______, followed by _______ failure	Trauma, respiratory	22
3416036901	Upper airway infections are typically identified by the presence of _______	Stridor	23
3416036902	Lower airway infections are typically identified by _______ lung sounds	Wheezing	24
3416036903	_____ _____ is an early sign of respiratory distress	Nasal flaring	25
3416036904	_______ is inflammation of the larynx, trachea, and bronchi, and can be identified by a loud "seal-bark" cough and respiratory distress, often worsening at night	Croup	26
3416036905	________ produces swelling of the epiglottis and partial airway obstruction, and can be identified by fever, stridor, and drooling	Epiglottitis	27
3416036906	Fever usually accompanies _______	Infection	28
3416036907	A seizure due to a fever is a _______ seizure	Febrile	29
3416036908	________ is a potentially life-threatening infection of the lining of the brain and spinal cord, resulting in a high fever, stiff neck, and lethargy, and possibly a rash if it is bacterial	Meningitis	30
3416036909	________ and _______ can cause dehydration	Diarrhea and vomiting	31
3416036910	_______ is the most common cause of seizure in infants and children	Fever	32
3416036911	_____ _____ ______ _____ is the unexpected death during sleep of an apparently healthy baby in it's first year of life	Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	33
3416036912	Unless _____ ______ is present in a SIDS response, provide resuscitation	Rigor mortis	34
3416036913	________ is a concern when treating burned patients	Hypothermia	35
3416036914	Child abuse is characterized in four ways: _______(emotional), _______, _______, and _______ abuse	Psychological, Neglect, Physical, Sexual	36
3416036915	Indications of shaking an infant include ______ ______	Bulging fontanelles	37
3416036916	If a child does not seem comfortable with the parent or caregiver, be alert for signs of ______	Abuse	38
3416036917	Age Ranges: Newborns/Infants - Toddlers - Preschool - School Age - Adolescent -	Age Ranges: Newborns/Infants - 0-1 Toddlers - 1-3 Preschool - 3-5 School Age - 6-12 Adolescent - 13-18	39
3416036918	The less developed and more elastic structures of an infant or child make labored breathing obvious from a ________	Distance	40
3416036919	The less developed chest muscles and flexible bones make the ______ ______ more susceptible to injury	Abdominal organs	41
3416036920	A child's body surface area is _______ in proportion to the body mass, making the child more prone to heat loss through the skin	Larger	42
3416036921	Do not suction for more than a few ______ at a time, as cutting off the body's oxygen supply is especially dangerous to infants and children, causing cardiac arrest more quickly than in adults	Seconds	43
3416036922	An _____ should not be used on children with facial trauma or head injuries	NPA	44
3416036923	Do not assess a ____ on a child with a partial airway obstruction	B/P	45
3416036924	________ means having no known cause	Idiopathic	46
3416036925	Providing ______ ______ or _______ is your first treatment priority when dealing with a drowning	Artificial Ventilation or CPR	47
3416036926	The most dangerous potential problem associated with gastrostomy tubes and gastric feeding use involves _______ _______	Respiratory distress	48
3416036927	A _______ is a drainage device that runs from the brain to the abdomen or to the atrium of the heart to relieve excess CSF	Shunt	49
3416039871	A 9 pound newborn's blood volume equals LESS THAN a __________	12 oz (335ml) can of pop	50
3416043026	A 60 pound child has the blood volume that equals about a _______________	2 liter bottle of pop	51
3416044699	A 125 pound adult as the blood volume that equals about ___________	TWO 2 liter bottles of pop	52
3416050012	For infants and children is it taccycardia or bradycardia that is of great concern? Why?	Bradycardia. May indicate imminent cardiac arrest.	53
3416053887	Any child with _______ should be deemed __________ until proven otherwise and aggressively ____________	bradycardia, hypoxic, oxygenated	54
3416180347	Compared to adults, a child's tongue is _______ and his airway is ___________	larger, smaller	55
3416200516	A child's head is _______ relative to _______ and has ____-_____ neck structure and muscles	larger body, less-developed	56
3416202569	Children have ______ bones, _____ neck, and a shorter, more ______ trachea,	softer, shorter, flexible	57
3416205125	Children's ribs are more _______ making the child more prone to ______ ______ in trauma and you may not see broken rib bones	flexible, lung damage	58
3416208229	The _____ and ______ are exposed since the rib cage covers less of the abdominal organs making them more susceptible to trauma	spleen and liver	59