Vitals
What is the respiratory rate for an infant?
30-60
What is the first year of life called?
Infancy
What are the soft spots on an infants head called?
Fontanelles
Where should assessment begin on a child?
Feet
What condition causes the bronchioles to become inflames?
Asthma
What is the systolic blood pressure of an adolescent?
110-131
At what age do infants begin to smile and make eye contact?
2 months (2-6 month category)
Sunken fontanelles can mean what?
Dehydration
What is the least frightening way to give a child oxygen?
Blow by
What infection can cause airway obstruction in pediatric patients?
Epiglottitis
What is the pulse rate for a newborn?
85-205
At what age do infants develop separation anxiety?
6-12 months
The infant's trachea is the size of what?
Drinking straw
When immobilizing a young child onto a backboard, where do they need more padding?
Shoulders/Torso
Which kind of injuries are less common in pediatric patients?
Spinal cord
When is hearing well developed?
At birth
At what age does puberty occur?
Adolescent
What body part is proportionately larger in children?
The PAT is used to determine what three things?
Work of Breathing
Circulation of Skin
What kind of injury should you suspect in a child after a trauma where they are nauseous and vomiting?
Head Injury
How long to infants normally sleep in a day?
16 hours
3-6 years (preschool age)
What type of fractures are more common in pediatric patients?
8 years / 100 lbs
What are four forms of child abuse?
Psychological (emotional)
Neglect
Physical
Sexual