airway & breathing!
This is typically 20–30 breaths per minute in children.
What are normal pediatric respirations?
This is caused by upper airway obstruction.
What is stridor?
This is the best initial treatment for a scalp wound.
What is direct pressure?
This includes padding and proper immobilization techniques for children.
What are pediatric backboarding considerations?
This results from diaphragm contraction.
What is diaphragmatic breathing?
This includes assisting ventilations with a BVM.
👉 What is appropriate care for inadequate breathing
This includes abdominal thrusts or back blows.
What is relieving a foreign body airway obstruction?
This results in loss of sympathetic nervous system control.
What is neurogenic shock?
This includes fragile bones and higher injury risk in elderly.
What are geriatric backboarding concerns?
These include labored, shallow, or irregular breathing.
What are breathing descriptors?
This term means difficulty breathing.
What is dyspnea?
This is deep, rapid breathing associated with DKA.
What are Kussmaul respirations?
This bone can hold up to 1–2 liters of blood when fractured.
What is the femur?
This is used when spinal injury is suspected.
What is a long spine board indication?
These include cribbing, struts, and chocks.
What are vehicle stabilization methods?
These progress from distress to failure to arrest.
What are stages of respiratory compromise
This involves ventilating a patient with agonal respirations but a pulse.
What is BVM ventilation?
These include tachycardia vs hypotension/AMS in kids.
What are compensated vs decompensated shock signs?
This is manual stabilization of the head and neck.
What is in-line spinal stabilization?
These include inconsistent stories and unexplained injuries.
What are signs of child abuse?
These include wheezing, crackles, and stridor.
What are adventitious breath sounds?
Daily Double
These include respiratory depression, pinpoint pupils, and unconsciousness.
What medication should you give
👉 What are signs of a narcotic overdose?
This condition causes sudden chest pain and SOB from lung collapse.
What is spontaneous pneumothorax?
This monitors for worsening neurological deficits.
What is reassessment of spinal injury?
This is always the top safety priority.
Who is the number one priority for safety? (Yourself)