Vocabulary
Diseases that can be passed on to other people
communicable diseases
A mild disease in children. Sudden onset, slight fever, lesions often appear first on scalp, then on face and body.
Chicken pox
All children should have a preadmission ___________ examination before beginning in care.
Medical
A course of action that controls future decisions.
Policy
What should you tell a parent to do if their child has lice?
Seek medical treatment
The process of eliminating germs from surfaces.
Disinfecting
Also known as whooping cough. Begins with upper respiratory symptoms. An increasingly irritating cough develops with a characteristic "whoop" and frequently occurs in spasms accompanied by vomiting.
Pertussis
All children should be up-to-date on all required _____________________ prior to starting care.
Immunizations
A disease caused by viral infection of the nervous system and brain, typically caused by the bite of an infected animal.
Rabies
To provide emergency care for a knocked out permanent tooth, what should you do first?
Find the tooth
This is caused by eating food that contains harmful bacteria, toxins, parasites, or viruses.
Foodborne illness
Also known as "pink eye". Redness in the white of the ye. May or may not have pus discharge. Eye irritation. Crusting of eyelids or lashes may occur.
Conjunctivitis
If your child care center is going to administer ____________________ to children in your care, you must have a detailed policy.
Medications
Damage to the surface of the skin
Wound
What should you do for someone with a first-degree burn?
Apply cold water to relieve pain (this is the least severe of all burns).
Immediate treatment given for injuries and illness, including those that are life-threatening.
First aid
Rapid onset with fever, chills, headache, lack of energy, muscle ache, sore throat, cough.
Influenza
To protect children's health, you should conduct an informal daily _______________________ each day.
Health check/inspection
A scrape that damages a portion of the skin
Abrasion
What is the best tool to use to remove a child's splinter?
A pair of sterilized tweezers
Designed to remove dirt or soil and a small amount of bacteria.
Sanitizing
Scalp: scaly patches of temporary baldness. Infected hairs are brittle and break easily.
Skin: flat, inflamed, ring-like sores that may itch or burn.
Feet: Scaling or cracking of the skin, especially between the toes or blisters containing a thin watery fluid.
Ringworm
For the safety of all the children, centers need a policy stated when an ill child should be kept at home. What kind of policy is this?
Exclusion policy
A condition in which a person has periodic seizures.
Epilepsy
What should you do if you suspect a child/other person has a third-degree burn?
Get prompt medical attention (an ambulance should be called).