PEPP FINAL CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
FULL REVIEW PACK
●● Due to the flexibility of the ribs in young children and being poorly
protected by fat or muscle, during an impact the energy is:
Answer: directly transferred to the lungs or heart on impact; can result in
serious injuries to the thoracic organs.
●● The solid organs of the upper abdominal cavity are (3)
Answer: Liver, Spleen, Kidneys
●● The most serious complications of extremity injuries are
__________________________________________ and blood loss into
the soft tissues at the fracture site.
Answer: Neurovascular Injuries
●● A restrained child in a motor vehicle crash may have lap belt injuries
involving ____________________________________________.
Answer: Solid organs, bowels, and spine
●● What is caused by a direct trauma to the brain itself?
Answer: Primary brain injury
, ●● What is caused by an indirect insult to the brain tissue by hypoxia or
ischemia?
Answer: Secondary Brain Injury
●● The most likely causes of abnormal appearance in a pediatric trauma
patient are (list six)
Answer: 1) Closed head injury
2) Hypoxia
3) Hemorrhage
4) Pain from fractures
5) Burns
6) Soft Tissue Injuries
●● Effortless Tachypnea, or a rapid respiratory rate in the absence of
increase work of breathing, may be seen in a child with:
Answer: Traumatic shock
●● Effortless tachypnea is a reflexive mechanism to compensate for?
Answer: Metabolic Acidosis caused by hypoperfusion
●● An injured child, who's skin color and temperature are abnormal and
is not in a cold environment, suggests?
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
FULL REVIEW PACK
●● Due to the flexibility of the ribs in young children and being poorly
protected by fat or muscle, during an impact the energy is:
Answer: directly transferred to the lungs or heart on impact; can result in
serious injuries to the thoracic organs.
●● The solid organs of the upper abdominal cavity are (3)
Answer: Liver, Spleen, Kidneys
●● The most serious complications of extremity injuries are
__________________________________________ and blood loss into
the soft tissues at the fracture site.
Answer: Neurovascular Injuries
●● A restrained child in a motor vehicle crash may have lap belt injuries
involving ____________________________________________.
Answer: Solid organs, bowels, and spine
●● What is caused by a direct trauma to the brain itself?
Answer: Primary brain injury
, ●● What is caused by an indirect insult to the brain tissue by hypoxia or
ischemia?
Answer: Secondary Brain Injury
●● The most likely causes of abnormal appearance in a pediatric trauma
patient are (list six)
Answer: 1) Closed head injury
2) Hypoxia
3) Hemorrhage
4) Pain from fractures
5) Burns
6) Soft Tissue Injuries
●● Effortless Tachypnea, or a rapid respiratory rate in the absence of
increase work of breathing, may be seen in a child with:
Answer: Traumatic shock
●● Effortless tachypnea is a reflexive mechanism to compensate for?
Answer: Metabolic Acidosis caused by hypoperfusion
●● An injured child, who's skin color and temperature are abnormal and
is not in a cold environment, suggests?
