One tool to help you develop the overall impression of the severity of a child's condition is the:
A) ITLS secondary survey. B) question you ask the parents.
C) pediatric assessment triangle. D) presence of peripheral pulses.
C
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SCENARIOUse this scenario to answer the following question(s).You and your partner are responding to a patient who passed out in a store. Your patient is a 21-year-old male who stated to his friend that he was feeling light-headed. Upon arrival you find your patient on the floor. He has a pulse but is not breathing.You are going to place a nasopharyngeal airway in a young adult male patient. To determine which size airway you should use, you measure the patient from the ________ to the ________.
A. jaw / ear lobe B. tip of the nose / ear lobe C. lips / jaw D. tip of the forehead / tip of the nose
A young female pedestrian was hit by a car and thrown 15 feet, striking her head against a metal guardrail. You start your secondary assessment and note a deep depression to the right parietal area of her head with intact skin overlying the area. You should:
A) note the injury and continue assessing the patient. B) apply an ice pack to the injured area. C) gently palpate the depression to determine the possibility of a skull fracture. D) instruct your partner to hyperventilate the patient with a bag-valve mask.
Which of the following should be considered in the neonate whose parents report that he has diarrhea? 1. Lactose intolerance 2. Cystic fibrosis 3. Pyloric stenosis 4. The number of bowel movements that are normal in infants 5. Whether the infant is breast fed or receives formula
A) 2, 3, 4, and 5 B) 1, 2, 4, and 5 C) 1, 4, and 5 D) 1 and 4
Which of the following is the total of all changes, chemical and physical, that take place in the body?
a. Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) b. Metabolism c. Calories d. None of the above