Pediatric
This is the compression depth when doing CPR on an infant
What is 1/3 depth of chest?
The questions we ask to clear spinal (state them)
What is
1. Have you hit your head, neck or back
2. Have you fallen from a height greater than yourself
3. Do you feel a tingling sensation in your extremities?
Alert, verbal, pain, unconscious
What is AVPU?
First step for a minor burn.
What is cool with running water?
The maneuver performed when a person is conscious and choking.
What is the Heimlich Maneuver?
Head and neck supported, no movement allowed.
What is spinal immobilization?
Bruising around the eye, a sign of a head injury
What are raccoon eyes?
A heart rate of 100 bpm and over
What is a tachycardic rythm?
This type of burn affects both the epidermis and dermis, often causing blisters.
What is a second-degree burn?
The purpose of the green, yellow, red and blue tape found in advanced first aid kits
What is tagging?
Choking infant? Do this first.
What are 5 back blows?
What KED stands for
What is the Kendrick extrication device?
Classic signs of this life-threatening condition: pale, cool, clammy skin, rapid pulse, and low blood pressure
What is shock?
Burns due to strong acids, alkalies, detergents, or solvents coming into contact with the skin and/or eyes
What is a chemical burn?
Giving full attention to the speaker, showing understanding through body language, and responding thoughtfully without interrupting
What is active listening?
AED pad placement for child under 8.
What is center chest and back?
Flaccid paralysis and loss of reflexes below the injury site.
What is spinal shock?
The type of fever in which the body temp alternates regular intervals between periods of fever and periods of normal or subnormal temps.
What is a Intermittent fever?
Signs of heat exhaustion include heavy sweating, weakness, and this body temperature range.
What is between 37.5°C and 40°C (99.5°F–104°F)?
The fibrous sac that encloses the heart and the great vessels
What is the pericardium?
One of the most commonly seen types of seizures in young children and infants
What is a tonic-clonic (grand mal) seizure?
Unequal pupils and Cushing’s triad may indicate this life-threatening complication of head trauma.
What is increased intracranial pressure?
The medical term for a raised body temperature; fever.
What is Pyrexia?
A thin layer of skin taken from an unburned area of the patient's body and placed on the burned area. The layer of skin adheres to and covers the burned area.
What is an Autograft?
A state in which oxygen is not available in sufficient amounts within the tissues
What is Hypoxia?