You must immobilize a 6-year-old male patient who was involved in a motor vehicle accident. Regarding the airway, why should you consider placing padding under his shoulders and back?

A) The child's cricoid cartilage is prone to collapse
B) The child's diaphragm is lower and more difficult to move
C) The child's tongue is larger and weaker than an adult's
D) The child's occipital skull is larger in proportion to his body


D) The child's occipital skull is larger in proportion to his body

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a. year b. two years c. three years d. five years

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A) True B) False

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The respiratory pattern of a neonate with RDS will have which of these characteristics?

1. Respiratory rate of about 50/min 2. Respiratory rate of >60/min 3. Cyclical breathing pattern 4. Hard and deep breaths a. 1 b. 2, 3 c. 1, 4 d. 2, 4

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