Newborns and infants are what kind of breathers?
What is nose breathers
Place a folded towel under the child's ________ to obtain a neutral position for spine motion restriction and airway management
what are shoulders
A gastrointestinal disorder that can cause projectile vomiting
What is Pyloric Stenosis
What is the number 1 cause of seizures in children?
What is fever
Simple way to comfort or calm a child during assessment
what is have parent hold child
This rescue medication is often provided to relieve patients in the event that they are having an asthma attack?
What is an inhaler or albuterol?
What is the most common cause of cardiac arrest in pediatric patients?
what is respiratory failure
Appendicitis pain is located where ?
What is RLQ (McBurney's Point)
What are the 3 components of the Pediatric Assessment Triangle?
What is appearance, work of breathing, and circulation to skin
True of False- Tachypnea is usually the first sign of respiratory distress
What is typically the viral infection that causes the upper airway to swell and have a barky cough?
What is Croup
What is the normal blood pressure for a child?
What is 70+ (2 x age in years)?
This is the telescoping of one portion of the bowel into another, resulting in an obstruction of the passage of intestinal contents
What is intussusception.
After a patient has sustained a head injury, (and a spinal cord injury has been ruled out), you should do this for the patient, to facilitate venous drainage.
What is elevate the head of the bed 15 to 30 degrees.
What action should you take when a pediatric has a heart rate of 60 or less and signs of poor perfusion
What can coughing, gagging or gasping indicate?
what is Foreign body or bodily secretions partially blocking airway
Where do you check a pulse on an infant?
What is brachial or femoral
A sudden relief of pain followed by a subsequent increase in pain accompanied by guarding of the right abdomen is an indication of this severe condition.
What is a perforated (ruptured) appendix. ***DAILY DOUBLE*** What life threatening condition can a ruptured appendix lead to?
A medication that is given in the event of a seizure lasting longer than 5 minutes, or 3 or more seizures in one hour.
What is a rescue medication?
This takes up more room in childs mouth than adults
What is the first step of airway management in a bronchiolitis patient?
what is Deep suction
Children's bodies compensate for decreased oxygenation by increasing_________
What is heart rate
What is 20mL/kg?
True or false, if a child is having a seizure and bites their tongue, you should put something in their mouth to prevent it from happening again
what is FALSE
Sign of dehydration in an infant
what is shrunken fontanelles