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100
The symbol on the Broselow Tape that should be positioned parallel to the top of the patient's head.
What is the arrow?
100
Experts think febrile seizures are caused by this
What is a rapid rise in body temperature during fever?
100
The type of bacteria thought to be the most common cause of skin abscesses in children
What is MRSA?
100
Name describing a pediatric epiglottis that is broad at the top and narrowing inferiorly before flaring out at the base
What is an omega epiglottis?
100
The main danger to a child who chews on a standard household electrical cord
What is life-threatening bleeding from a lip burn when the scab comes off?
200
Three settings in which Broselow-Luten color-coding products can be used to help assure pediatric patient safety. All three answers must be correct to obtain credit.
What are any three of: out-of-hospital emergency care, hospital-based emergency care, response to weapons of chemical warfare, pediatric primary care settings and home medication administration?
200
The side of the Pediatric Assessment Triangle that most directly reflects central nervous system status
What is General Appearance?
200
The classic non-influenza pediatric respiratory viral infection that typically peaks late in hurricane season
What is bronchiolitis or RSV?
200
Mnemonic that helps you remember to allow adequate expiratory time when manually ventilating a child
What is "squeeze, release, release"?
200
Fever from an infection can cause irreversible brain damage in a normal child. True or false?
What is False? It's believed that irreversible brain damage occurs above temps of around 107 F. This temp elevation may occur in environmental hyperthermia but is not seen due to fever in normal children.
300
Broselow-Luten color-coding is based on this physical characteristic of children
What is body length or height?
300
Probably the most common cause of seizures in children with known epilepsy after a natural disaster in the US
What is the inability to obtain or take prescribed medications?
300
Of bacterial, viral or fungal, the most common cause of infectious dry, itchy rashes in children after hurricanes
What is fungal? Ringworm and other forms of tinea flourish in warm, humid environments.
300
The typical tidal volume of a 10 kg child
What is 60-80 ml?
300
Choose the false statement about pediatric rashes: Most infectious rashes are viral Petechiae are always a sign of significant illness Children can have a chickenpox rash after having the varicella vaccine
What is "petechiae are always a sign of significant illness"?
400
Of milligrams or milliliters, the preferred unit of measurement for drug doses on the Broselow Pediatric Antidotes for Chemical Warfare Tape
What is milliliters?
400
The continuous seizure duration classified as status epilepticus in recent suggested guidelines
What is 5 minutes or more?
400
The most common cause of viral diarrhea in the post-hurricane setting in the US
What is norovirus?
400
Of milk, dirty canal water, or gasoline, the substance posing the greatest danger if aspirated
What is gasoline? (Hydrocarbon aspiration)
400
Two drugs that can be administered to children nasally in the emergency care setting
What are fentanyl, midazolam and ketamine?
500
According to the Broselow Chemical Antidotes Tape, the maximum number of Mark-1 Autoinjectors that may be used to treat nerve-agent poisoning for a child in the Orange zone
What is 2?
500
Nerve agent poisoning - cholinergic or anticholinergic?
What is cholinergic? Toxin blocks the action of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) in the synapse. AChE normally limits the amount of acetylcholine (ACh) delivered to postsynaptic nerve receptors. Failure of this regulation allows for excess ACh to be delivered across the synapses. ANTIcholinergic agents include antihistamines, some antipsychotics and tricyclic antidepressants and angel trumpet flowers.
500
The classic mechanism for Pseudomonas soft tissue infections in the post-hurricane environment
What is a nail puncture to the foot through the sole of a sneaker?
500
When using a volume-cycled ventilator, the two parameters that control ventilation. You must get both answers for credit.
What are tidal volume and rate?
500
The dose of lidocaine recommended to prevent pain during intraosseous infusion
What is 0.5 mg/kg?
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