Developmental Sicknesses
What sickness is most common in toddler/preschool age children and presents with a Whooping Cough?
Pertussis!
What are the soft spots of a baby's head called?
Fontanelles
What are the 3 parts of the PAT?
Appearance, Work of Breathing, Circulation
You are dispatched to a 3 yo M with an open femur fracture with heavy bleeding. What do you suspect the bleeding is coming from?
Femoral Artery
You get dispatched to a 2 yo M unresponsive, the parent says that he was playing in the kitchen, and you notice that the cabinet under the sink is open, what do you suspect?
Poisoning
You respond to a 5 yo M with strider, and difficulty breathing. Pt's breathing gets better with humidity. What condition do you suspect?
Croup!
what is more common in paediatrics than adults because of airway anatomy?
Choking
How is a secondary assessment different in a child than an adult?
The majority of paediatric traumas are caused by what?
Motor-Vehicle Collisions
What is the compression to breath ratio for CPR with 2 people for pediatric pts who have not hit puberty?
15/2
What causes a febrile seizure?
Rapid increase of internal body temperature causing a seizure.
Why do podiatries have more rapid respirations? (HINT: ANATOMY)
Abdominal organs are higher in the abdominal cavity.
How does your assessment change from preschool-age to School-age?
School age can actually communicate what is going wrong, while preschool-age cannot communicate in concrete terms.
Why is it more likely for a child to continue playing with a bone fracture?
Nerves are not as developed.
Head: 18%
Each Arm: 9%
Front torso: 18%
Back torso: 18%
Each leg: 14:
Groin: 1%
What are 3 symptoms of Epiglottitis?
Stridor, difficulty breathing, drooling, tripod position.
Why are children more susceptible to Hypothermia?
They have decreased muscle mass
When does puberty start in males vs. females.
Male: 9-14
Females:8-13
You get dispatched to a 6 month old pt who suddenly became unconscious. The parents say that they were playing with the child by tossing them in the air. What do you suspect?
Shaken Baby Syndrome
What is the pneumonic for assessing possible child abuse?
CHILD ABUSE
What lung sounds would you hear in a paediatric pt with Bronchiolitis?
Ronchi
At what age of an infant do the skull bones fuse?
3-9 months!
What are 2 ways to keep a paediatric pt comfortable?
1. Keep them in the arms/ care of their guardian.
2. Get on their level
3. talk in a calm/ kind tone
What is the percentage of body burned in a pediatric pt who has a burn on their palm, from mid humorous to shoulder, and half of one side of their face?
5%
What are 2 ways to console a family after the death of a child?
Give updates, Allow family members to accompany the child to the hospital, tell the family how sorry you are, Ask the child's name and refer to them by that name.