Chapter 31 Pediatric Emergencies

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adolescents

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children between 12-18 y/o

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apparent life-threatening event (ALTE)

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an event that causes unresponsiveness, cyanosis, and apnea in an infant, who then resumes breathing with stimulation

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child abuse

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any improper or excessive action that in jures or otherwise harms a child or infant

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dehydration

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a state in which fluid losses are greater then fluid intake, leading to shock and possible death

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dependent lividity

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pooling of the blood in the lower parts of the body after death

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febrile seizure

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seizure caused by high fever

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gastrostomy tube

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a feeding tube placed directly through the wall of the abdomen; used in PT's who cannot ingest liquids or solids

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generalized tonic-clonic seizure

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a seizure that features rhythmic back-and-forth motion of an extremity and body stiffness

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hypoventilation

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reduced minute volume, either from reduced rate and/or depth of breathing

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infancy

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the first year of life

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meningitis

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inflammation of the meninges that cover the spinal cord and the brain

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neisseria meningitidis

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a form of bacterial meningitis characterized by rapid onset of symptoms, often leading to shock and death

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neonatal

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the first month after birth

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preschool-age

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children between 3-6 y/o

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rigor mortis

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stiffening of the body after death

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shaken baby syndrome

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bleeding within the head and damage to the cervical spine of an infant who has been shaken/abused

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shunt

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a tube that diverts excess cerebrospinal fluid from the brain to the abdomen

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sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)

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death of an infant or young child that remains unexplained after a complete autopsy

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toddler

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children from 1-3 y/o

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tracheostomy tube

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a tube inserted into the trachea in children who cannot breathe on their own; passes through the neck directly into the major airways