Vocabulary
Febrile is another word for:
Fever
What compression to breathing rate for pediatrics in a code?
15:2
What is the most common cause of tauma in pediatrics?
Falls
What is the best method to use to ventilate a child:
2 Person BVM
The most common causes of shock in pediatric patients are:
1. Blood Loss
2. Dehydration
3. Severe infection
Epiglotitis is:
A bacterial infection that causes swelling of the epiglottis and can lead to airway obstruction
Where do you apply pads on pediatric/ neonate codes?
Front / back (anterior / posterior)
Seizures in children are most often a result of?
Fever (An abrupt rise in body temperature)
What is the best method to deliver O2 to an already upset child who is not is severe distress:
Blow by oxygen
When triaging a pediatric patient we use the:
Jump START method
Fontanelles are:
soft spots on the top of a baby's head that allow for the head to be delivered through the birth canal and allow for growth later on. They eventually close.
What is the best way to position a Neonate's airway for BVM?
Apply padding underneath the shoulders/ torso, DO NOT hyperextend the neck
A 3 y/o suffered from oil burns to the entire posterior side of their head. What percentage is burned?
9%
When assessing a child the order of your assessment is:
XABCDE
x = exsanguination
A = airway
B = breathing
C = circulation
D = disability
E = exposure
You respond to a school for a child with a possible broken arm. When you arrive the nurse tells you that the child came in complaining of pain to the Right arm, but claims that he did not fall and does not know how it happened. When you assess the child you notice multiple bruises in various stages of healing. You suspect:
Child Abuse
Pertussis is another name for:
Whopping Cough
At what HR (heart rate) do we start compressions on Peds?
>60
What bone fracture is most common amongst peds?
for a additional 200 points: Why is this the most common fracture?
green stick
Pedatric's bones are formed less and more flexible
The mnemonic TICLS stands for:
T = TONE = is the child moving
I = Interactiveness = how alert are they
C = Consolability = Can the child be consoled by parents?
L = Look = does the child fix his eyes on parents
S = Speech = does it have a strong cry
You are called to a local church on a sunday morning for a teenager who passed out while singing in the church choir. The girl tells you that she does not remember feeling dizziness, she just suddenly had an onset of severe abdominal pain and then passed out. Bystanders caught her before she hit her head. Her parents, the priest, and many of the church members are hanging around and the girl does not seem to want to answer questions in front of them. She just keeps answering IDK. You feel that your best move in order to be able to assess her is: (1)
Once inside the ambulance you begin to ask her about her abdominal pain and she refuses to answer questions or let you palpate her abdomen, you suspect: (2)
You ask her about her last menstrual period and when it was, she tells you 2 months ago, and that her pain was a sudden onset of sharp left sided pain. She denies any vaginal bleeding. You now suspect: (3)
1. separate her from parents/bystanders, take her to ambulance.
2. complications of pregnancy
3. ectopic pregnancy
laringotraqueobroncitis is also known as
Croup
The Broselow Tape is:
a length based resuscitation tape used in pediatrics to estimate weight and identify correct size equipment.
What is a normal blood pressure for a 5 y/o? (200 points)
What is a hypotensive pressure for a 5 y/o?
(200 points)
100 systolic (90+2X age)
80 systolic (70+ 2X age)
The Pediatric Assessment Triangle is:
a structured assessment tool that allows you to rapidly form a general impression of the child's condition without touching them.
A severely dehydrated infant's vital signs will be:
Pulses +
Activity -
Urine Output -
skin = cool,clammy, poor turgor
LOC -