Broselow Rules!
It's Just Nerves
All sorts of things
Blue is Bad
Cocktail Party Trivia
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 an upper airway issue that frequently presents with a bark like cough.

What is croup?

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

True or false: ETT tube size is noted in the grey tab of the broselow tape?

What is false?
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 the fall.

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

Disordered control of breathing results from what type of issue,

What is brain issues-think increased ICP, seizures, toxins, neuromuscular problems.
300

The typical tidal volume of a 10 kg child

What is 40 -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

Asthma is considered this type of problem-upper or lower airway.

What is lower airway problem?

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, narcan 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

Shock like symptoms associated with a normal blood pressure is this type of shock.

What is compensated shock?

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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