Infant and Adolescent communications
What to do with a parent that is being difficult on a call?
Attempt to remove them from the scene
What do you want to maintain during communication?
Maintain appropriate eye level
Homeostasis
A relative constancy in the internal environment of the body, maintained through adaptive responses.
Upper Resp Track
Larynx
Trachea
Nasal cavity and sinuses
Pharynx
SPO2 for COPD patients
88-92
These are the three critical components assessed during the initial evaluation of a patient.
ABC's
Who can help you in care and information gathering on these calls?
Family
Stress
Any factor that requires a response or change, such as emotional, physical, social, or economic factors.
What is in the The Pharynx
Naso
Oro
Hypo
What does child in need of protection mean?
A child who is or who appears to be suffering from abuse and or neglect
How can you distract a child during an assessment?
With Toys and using Care Givers
How to assess discomfort of a patient?
Observe patients' body language for clues to their true condition
Anxiety
A state or feeling of apprehension, uneasiness, agitation, uncertainty, and fear.
What is the V and the Q of a V/Q mismatch
Ventilation
Perfusion
if pulse oximetry equipment is not functioning or not providing an interpretable waveform, administer high concentration oxygen to all patients?
age specific hypotension,
respiratory distress,
cyanosis, ashen color, pallor,
altered level of consciousness, and/or
abnormal pregnancy or labor.
What is non-verbal communication?
gestures and mannerisms
Tactics to deal with hearing impairment
Speaking clear and loud. No yelling
Stressors
Anything that causes wear and tear on the body's physical or mental resources.
Pulmonary Compliance
Compliance refers to the amount of pressure that must be generated to expand the lungs with a given volume.
For COPD or asthma patients who have an initial ETCO2 of >50 mmHg, what should you keep there ETCO2 at?
attempt to maintain ETCO2 between 50-60 mmHg after apnic state.
Adolescents have a better understanding of what compared to infants?
Understanding the need for help
Ture or false?
Always contact police when abuse is suspected
False
Physiological compensatory mechanism
Physical or chemical reactions produced by the body to handle stress or anxiety.
Alveolar Surface Area equivalent
It is equivalent to the space required to park 20 cars.
What are signs of malnutrition in children?
Slack skin folds
Extreme pallor
Dull/ Thin hair
Dehydration