Growth and Development
A child that is 0-1 months old is called this.
Neonatal
The number of bones in a newborn.
Around 300
The average respiratory rate range for an infant (1 month to 1 year)
30-60 breaths/min
Leaving a toddler unsupervised for multiple minutes at a time can increase the risk for...
Choking
EMTs must report suspected child abuse in what states of the US?
All states.
The age range where children start to mimic their parents.
12-18 months
The percentage of the newborn weight is accounted for by the head.
25%
The average pulse rate range of a 3 months to 2-year-old.
100-190 bpm
Double Jeopardy
Hemogenic shock in an adolescent patient is a serious risk after the loss of what percentage of blood.
25%
A structure assessment tool that allows you to rapidly form a general impression of the infant or child without touching him or her; consists of assessing appearance, work of breathing, and circulation of the skin.
Pediatric Assessment Triangle (PAT)
The stage in childhood where offspring begin to have a rich imagination and can be fearful of pain.
Preschool aged child (3-6 years)
When assisting ventilations with a BVM, an EMT had to be aware that an infant's lungs are...
Smaller, the lining of the lungs and muscles are thin and at risk of bursting with uneven and quick ventilation.
Double Jeopardy
The average respiratory rate range for a school-age child (6 to 12 years)
18-30 breaths/min
This is an infection that can lead to airway obstruction in the upper airway of pediatric patients.
Epiglottitis
Patents weight less than 40 pounds who do not require spinal immobilization should be transported in what?
In a car seat mounted to the stretcher.
At what ages do the fontanels fuse in an adolescent child.
18 months (anterior) and 6 months (posterior)
Give two ways a child always differs from adults.
The tongue is larger and the trachea is smaller.
The average pulse rate range of a 2-10 year old.
60-140 bpm
The trachea can kink for adolescent children, what position would you place the child in?
Neutral sniffing position
Double Jeopardy
The diameter of the trachea for an infant is about the same as what.
A drinking straw
Double Jeopardy
Use this during your patient assessment for a toddler having a hard time describing or localizing their pain.
Wong-Baker FACES pain rating scale
Which organs are substantially larger in a child compared to adults.
Liver and spleen
The average blood pressure range of a toddler.
90-105 systolic and 55-70 diastolic.
A congenital defect that occurs during early pregnancy when the spinal canal fails to close completely around the spinal cord to protect it.
Spina bifida
The only part of the body that does not change size from birth to death.
Innermost ear ossicle (Staples)