When caring for an 8-year-old boy injured in an automobile accident, the nurse demonstrates understanding of the principles of pediatric life support by which of the following actions?
A) Assisting ventilation with a bag-valve-mask (BVM) device
B) Treating ventricular fibrillation using a defibrillator
C) Managing compensated shock to prevent decompensated shock
D) Treating supraventricular tachycardia using cardioversion
C
Response:
The principles of pediatric life support stress evaluating and managing compensated shock with the goal of preventing decompensated shock and thereby preventing cardiopulmonary arrest. Assisting ventilation with a bag-valve-mask (BVM) device, treating ventricular fibrillation using a defibrillator, or treating supraventricular tachycardia using cardioversion are interventions that may be used to treat both children and adults.
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