Vital vitals
Hypotension in a 12 year old would be less than this systolic pressure.
What is 90 mmHg
A child who weighs 30 pounds is approximately how many kilograms?
What is 13-14kg (13.5)?
An unconscious child with a secured airway and burns to the face, hands, and arms following an explosion at Busch Gardens should be transported to this facility.
What is RRMC?
In Virginia, a person at least this old may refuse treatment?
What is 14 years old?
This is the typical age range for toxic ingestions and choking.
What is toddler / 1-3 years?
Hypotension in a 1-year-old would be less than this systolic pressure.
What is 70 mmHg
This is the dose of epinephrine for a 25kg child in cardiac arrest at 0.01mg/kg.
What is 0.25mg?
A 10-year-old child with 20% TBSA and hypotension should receive IV 0.9% sodium chloride at this rate.
What is 250 mL/hr?
In Virginia, a 12 year old child who is a mother may consent for the treatment of this person only.
What is her child?
Febrile seizures typically have these characteristics (type / duration / pattern / age group).
What is generalized, self-limited, isolated, and in children less then 3-4 years old?
Sinus tachycardia in a child is usually less than this number of beats per minute.
With a concentration of 1g/10mL, this is how many mL of calcium would be given to a child weighing 45 pounds at 20mg/kg.
What is 4mL?
A 3-year-old female with hypotension following a car accident should receive a bolus of this volume of 0.9% sodium chloride if a supervisor with whole blood is 2 minutes away.
What is none?
In Virginia, EMS providers may treat and transport a child without parental consent in this situation.
What is if delay is likely to cause harm?
These are three reasons a neonate may present with hypotension, lethargy, and/or respiratory distress within the first week after birth.
What are sepsis, hypoglycemia, and congenital heart disease?
A neonate with a heart rate less than 60 beats per minute requires chest compressions with ventilations at this rate.
What is 30 breaths per minute or 3 compressions for each breath?
This is the rate at which a 1mg/100mL solution of epinephrine attached to a 60 drop set will flow for a 20kg child receiving 0.1mcg/kg/min.
What is 2 mcg / min = 12 drops/min = 1 drop every 5 seconds
This is the appropriate action after a parent states their child suffering from hemorrhagic shock must not be transfused whole blood due to a religious objection.
What is contact medical control immediately?
In Virginia, this is the legal term for a caregiver such as a bus driver or daycare worker who may consent as a parent would in an emergency situation.
What is in loco parentis?
These are two serious conditions which frequently cause abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting in school age children 6-12 years old.
A neonate with a heart rate less than ___ requires positive pressure ventilation at ___ breaths per minute.
100 bpm / 40-60
This is the correct formula size for a cuffed ET tube for a 6 year old.
What is age/4 + 3.5 = 5.0
According to the state trauma triage guidelines, an infant with a respiratory rate less than this following an injury should be transported to the highest level trauma center available.
What is less than 20 breaths per minute?
In Virginia, EMS providers who suspect abuse are required to do this within 24 hours.
An unvaccinated preschool age child with respiratory distress, drooling, and stridor may have an airway obstruction due to this condition.
What is epiglottis?