Pediatric Development
Children between the ages of 12 and 18 years.
Adolescents
Tape used to estimate an infant or child's weight based on their length.
Length-based resuscitation tape (Broselow Tape).
Bonus: Name another piece of information this tape can give.
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
A general term applying to all forms of abuse and neglect in children.
Child Abuse
A complex condition in which a person has an excessive amount of body fat.
Obesity
A child age 1 to 3 years.
Toddler
A strutted assessment tool used to rapidly form a general impression of the infant or child without touching them.
Pediatric Assessment Triangle
BONUS: List the 3 parts of the triangle.
Refusal or failure to provide life necessities by the caregiver
Neglect
Medical term for slow respirations. (In children it is an ominous sign that indicates impeding respiratory arrest.)
Bradypnea
A genetic defect that can occur during fetal development that may result in intellectual impairment, round head with a flat occiput and slant, wide eyes.
Down Syndrome
First year of life.
Infancy
The formula used to determine the appropriate systolic BP in children 1 - 10 years old.
70 + (2 X age in years)
Medical emergency characterized by sunken in eyes, poor skin turgor, and maybe sunken fontanelles.
Dehydration
BONUS: What medical emergency could produce swollen fontanelles.
An "uh" sound heard during exhalation; reflects the child's attempt to keep the alveoli open and is a sign of increased work of breathing.
Grunting
BONUS: Name another SIGN of increased work of breathing.
A group of disorders characterized by poorly controlled body movement.
Cerebral Palsy
Children between 6 and 12 years.
school-aged children
Bradycardia heart rate in infants or children
Children - 80
Infants - 100
BONUS: What is the first treatment in a pediatric patient with bradycardia?
A syndrome seen in abused infants and children that can cause cerebral veins to tear and bleed leading to increased cranial pressure, coma, seizures and can be fatal.
Shaken Baby Syndrome
An airborne bacterial infection that affects mostly children under 6 and presents with coughing to the point that the child takes a deep WHOOP inspiration. Also called Whooping Cough.
Pertussis
A surgical procedure to create an opening (stoma) between then colon and the surface of the body.
Colostomy
Children aged 3 to 6 years.
Preschool-Aged
What is the TICLS mnemonic used for?
Is the child sick or not sick?
BONUS: Name 3 components for the TICLS exam.
An event that causes unresponsiveness, cyanosis, and apnea in an infant, who then resumes breathing with stimulation.
ALTE (apparent life threatening event)
Leading cause of pediatric respiratory compromise.
Airway Obstruction
Tubes that drain excess cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) form the brain to another part of the body outside of the brain.
Shunts