Emt-B - Pediatric Emergencies

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When is a baby considered newborn

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1-30 Days

Front 2

When is a baby considered an infant

Back 2

Birth to one year

Front 3

When is a child considered a toddler

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one to 3 years

Front 4

What is the age range 3-6 called

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Preschool

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What is the age range 6-12 called

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School age

Front 6

Adolescents are in what age range

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12-18

Front 7

What age range will tolerate separation but not an oxygen mask

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infant birth to 1

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When doing an assessment on an infant what should you examine last

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The head

Front 9

When should you listen to the lung sounds on infants during and assessment

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Early before they get upset

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What are some differences in Adult and children airways

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Smaller and more easily blocked
Funnel shaped
Tongues are proportionately larger
Epiglottis is larger and floppier
Infants are obligated nose breathers

Front 11

What is different about infant airways

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they are obligated nose breathers

Front 12

How are children different from adults in the chest and abdomen

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Belly breathers
Spleen is larger
Intercoastal muscles not as developed

Front 13

Why is blood volume so important with children

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They have a lot less to loose

Front 14

What position do you want to place children in to open their airways

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Sniffing

Front 15

What is the suctioning time for peds

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no more than 10 sec

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What two types of suctioning work best on ped

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french or soft tip and bulb syringe

Front 17

What is the method for clearing foreign body obstructions in infants

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back blows and chest thrusts

Front 18

How is inserting an OPA different in children

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Goes in right side up
Use a tongue depressor

Front 19

Blind finger sweeps can be used to clear a child's air way. True or false

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False

Front 20

What are some common causes of shock in ped

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Diarrhea, vomiting, dehydration
Trauma and blood loss
infection
Abdominal injuries

Front 21

When checking for dehydration in a child what is the normal number of time a diaper will be changed in a day

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6-11

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What is normal blood pressure for an peds

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70 + 2 *age

Front 23

What illness doe a child get usually at night that has seal barking coughs

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Croup

Front 24

When dealing with Epiglottitis what should we remember not to do

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Don put anything in the child's mouth and keep them calm

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You have a ped patient in tripod position. They say it is painful to swallow. You hear strider in the lungs, the patient is drooling but is NOT coughing. What should you suspect

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Epiglottitis

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What part of the airway does Croup effect

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Trachea and larynx above the vocal cords

Front 27

List two signs of respiratory distress seen typically in children

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Retractions and Nasal Flaring

Front 28

What is a Petechial Rash

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Red blotches on the skin caused by fever

Front 29

List some childhood Illnesses

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Chickenpox
Meningitis

Front 30

List three one pill killers in child poisonings

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Iron
Lindane (lice treatment)
Eye drops

Front 31

How should parents be educated to put their babies to bed

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"Back to Bed" on their backs

Front 32

True or False. In the US Injuries kill more children and infants than any other cause

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True

Front 33

When using MAST pants with a child why would you not inflate the abdominal compartment

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Children are belly breathers

Front 34

Define Abuse

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Improper or excessive action as to injure or cause harm

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Define Neglect

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Giving insufficient attention or respect to someone who has a claim to that attention

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What three types of abuse will the EMT need to recognize

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Physical
Mental
Sexual

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How should you document Child abuse

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Objectively
What you see and hear not what you think

Front 38

List 4 Techno Kids devices

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Tracheotomy Tube
Central intravenous line
Gastronomy tubes
Shunts

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What does a shunt do

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Line from brain to abdomen to drain excess cerebrospinal fluid

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What is a key element to treating children

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The parents are also the concern

Calming the parent calms the child

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What are typical fears EMT-B have with treating children

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Lack of experience
Fear of failure
Identify with their own children

Front 42

How much blood is in a infant, child and adult

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Infant 12 OZ
Child I liter
Adult 2 liters