Respiratory System
What is the normal respiratory rate for a newborn?
20-60 breaths per minute
Which region of the head is proportionally larger in a child than an adult?
Occipital Region
Age range considered pediatrics.
What is 0 days to 17 years 364 days?
The best place to check the pulse of a child.
What is the Brachial artery?
Why are breath sounds in pediatrics easier to hear than adults?
They have a thinner chest wall.
The number 1 neurological disease in pediatrics is?
Meningitis
The percentage of weight lost by an infans by day 4.
What is 5-10%
Capilliary refill, 4 seconds in a 2 year old.
What is a "red flag"? Or delayed cap refill?
A CRT of more 2-3 seconds is considered delayed and can indicate poor peripheral perfusion. This can be a sign of various issues, including dehydration, shock, or other circulatory problems.
The normal respiration rate for a child 6-12 years old.
18-30 breaths per minute
In pediatrics, is there a greater injury rate for the spinal cord than an adult?
Spinal cord injuries are less common in pediatrics.
What are the 3 components of the pediatric assessment triangle?
Appearance
Work of Breathing
Circulation of Skin
The normal pediatric pulse rate for a child 2 years of age is?
90-130bpm
An audible sound indicating an airway emergency.
What is stridor?
What is the GCS score of a child who opens their eyes to speech, cries, and obeys verbal commands?
12
The definition of fever.
What is greater than 38 degrees celcius?
What is hypotension?
In what three ways does the respiratory anatomy of a child differ from adults?
Highly compliant trachea.
Smaller in diameter and shorter in length.
Epiglottis is longer and stiffer.
Larynx is funnel shaped
Vocal cords angled
If all treatment is failing during a pediatric emergency what is the next step?
BURN DIESEL!!!!
The acronym used for collecting a pediatric history.
What is CIAMPEDS.
Chief complaint
Immunizations/isolation
Allergies
Medication
Past hx
Events
Diet/Diapers
Symptoms
Calculation for Minimum SBP in a child age 1-10.
70+ (2x age in years)