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Tubes and Pumps
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Treatment
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Tracheostomies
100
Pump will read this when desired amount of liquid has been infused.
What is dose done?
100
These are the 2 units of measurements used for oral liquid medication.
What are cc's (cubic centimeters) or ml's (milliliters)?
100
Medication, surgery, ketogenic diet, vagus nerve stimulation.
What are types of treatment for seizures?
100
Teacher should do this if unable to fix cause of feeding pump alarm.
What is call a nurse?
100
A procedure to remove mucus from the tracheostomy tube
What is suctioning?
200
This is what the pump reads when pump is knocked over or child lays down causing air to be in tubing.
What is "No Food"?
200
Artificial nose kept on child with trach at all times.
What is a humidivent?
200
High fat, low carb/protein intake used to cause starvation and burning of fat for energy to treat seizures.
What is the ketogenic diet?
200
Glitter, water, sand, powders, and other small particles.
What are objects that should not be near a child with trach?
300
Pump will alarm and have this saying if bag is knocked over or if there is not enough formula/water in the feeding bag.
What is "no food"?
300
A surgical procedure with insertion of tube into the abdominal wall and into the stomach used for feeding or drainage.
What is a gastrostomy tube (GT)?
300
EEG's, CT scans, MRI's
What are the tests used to diagnose seizure disorders?
300
This is the location of all children's emergency medications (epi-pens, diastat, etc.)
What is the Nurse's Station
300
These are the signs that you would look for if a trached child is in respiratory distress. Name at least 3.
What is agitation, increased work of breathing, color change, noisy breathing, and coughing?
400
Pump will alarm and have this saying if it needs to be connected to electrical outlet.
What is "lo battery"?
400
Abnormal electrical brain activity involving only part of the brain. It may or may not include loss of consciousness.
What is a partial (focal) seizure?
400
Remain calm, remove harmful objects from area, place soft item under head, time episode, comfort child, call nurse.
What is what to do when child is having a seizure?
400
This should be tracked from the time it starts until it stops.
What is the length of a seizure?
400
The measurement/technique used to determine if trach ties are securely in place,
What is placing one index finger between trach ties and neck?
500
An opening in the neck into the windpipe which allows a child to breathe if he/she is unable to breathe through his nose or mouth.
What is a tracheostomy?
500
This should be done if convulsive seizure last longer than 5 minutes or child doesn't regain consciousness or normal breathing.
What is call 911 - Emergency Medical System?
500
Child should be placed in a safe position on her side, protecting the head with airway being monitored.
What is recovery position?
500
Staff should notify a nurse IMMEDIATELY if these events should occur while a trached child is in her care. Name at least 3.
What is decannulation, bleeding at stoma site, loose trach strings, respiratory distress, water or foreign body enters trach?