Band-Aid Station
What should be encouraged in a child's diet to aid in wound healing?
Protein
What is a common complication of burns and why?
infection
due to the skins protect barrier being damaged.
Frost bite is typically painful as soon as it happens?
True or false.
Typically numb until treatment begins, then very painful!
preventing infection
What is a fun fact about lice and length of infestation?
The farther away the nit is from the scalp, the longer the child has been infestated.
What disease is characterized by it "slapped cheek"" appearance?
fifth disease
What can aspirin cause in children?
Reye's syndrome
Condition of depigmentation, or loss of natural skin color, that has no known cause.
vitiligo
Small round lesions of the skin that can represent cigarette burns or __________.
impetigo
What is the medication isotretinoin and what is typically needed prior to starting it?
Accutane-Acne medication
Very teratogenic, typically needs negative pregnancy test to start, and two forms of birth control should be used if sexually active.
What should be educate are patients to do first when they notice a break in their skin?
cleanse site with soap and water
What causes lyme disease?
ticks
An itchy, round, elevated skin lesion that appears white in the center and is surrounded by red inflammation.
Wheal
What is a priority of care for eczema?
preventing secondary infections from persistent scratching.
honey-colored
When is a mask needed for a droplet precaution patient?
mask within 3 feet of the patient. the patient should be masked whenever leaving the room
List some house hold education on preventing burns.
cook on the back burners, turn pot handles towards the back of the stove, check temperature of bath water, have working smoke detectors in the home.
wear flip flops in locker rooms, use talc on feet daily, wear 100% cotton socks and change twice a day, avoid heat, treat with topical antifungal cream.
Infant _________ appears on the face first with raised, red papules that then spread to the scalp and arms. The characteristic lesion appear raised, red, and with weeping vesicles.
Eczema
Where does the fungus Candida albicans that produces thrush like to hang out?
warm, moist areas, very commonly in skin folds.
What are some clinical signs of a scabies infestation?
Superficial red streaks or "burrows" on the skin, skin scapings reveal mites, ova, and feces, the presence of red streaks or burrows on other family members, severe itching.
What are 3 things we should include in parent education following a child diagnosed with head lice?
What are 5 things we can educate parents on to help prevent diaper rashes?
thoroughly washing and drying the skin with each diaper change, change diapers quickly after soiling, apply protective cream with each diaper change, removed foods that are associated with diaper rashes (citrus fruits and strawberries), it is better to use use a soft washcloth and water to clean, use very mild soaps.
This skin rash is very common during infancy and early toddlerhood, Candida albicans is a form of yeast (fungus) that causes severe diaper rashes. This fungus causes a bright-red and very uncomfortable rash with satellite lesions and grows readily in warm moist areas such as skin folds.
Candidiasis
What are 4 factors that delay wound healing?
nutritional deficiencies, issues with circulation, Chronic illness, infections, dry wound bases and certain medications (immunosuppressants, corticosteroids, anticoagulants, NSAIDS).