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Snoring and gurgling are a result of _____ airway obstruction. - Upper In infants, the abdomen may _____________ than the chest - more In the primary assessment, how should you open the airway of a child who is NOT suspected of having a cervical spine injury? - With a head tilt-chin lift How is the airway assessed? - Determine if the airway is open/patent The primary assessment includes the ABCDE approach. What does it assess? - Airway, breathing, circulation, disability, and exposure The evaluate-identify-intervene sequence should be continued until - the child is stable What sequence is used when caring for a seriously ill or injured child to help determine the best treatment or intervention? - The Evaluate, identify, intervene cycle sequence Crackles happen during ______, and grunting happens during ____. - Inspiration, expiration Oxygenation saturation less than ________ indicates low oxygen saturation, which is known as _. - 94%, hypoxemia Pulse oximetry indicates oxygen __________ but not oxygen ________. - saturation, delivery Conditions that ____ air resistance lead to increased respiratory _______. - increase, effort What are signs of increased respiratory effort that can lead to fatigue and respiratory failure? - -nasal flaring -retractions -head bobbing -seesaw respirations Determine the RR by counting the number of times the chest rises _______ and multiplying by _______. - 30, 2 Tachypnea is often the first of ____________ in infants. - Respiratory distress Hypotension for children 1 to 10 years of age is a systolic blood pressure of - less than 70 mm Hg (2 x the age in years) What does A-B-C in the pediatric assessment triangle (PAT) stand for? - -appearance -work of breathing -circulation Automated blood pressure cuffs may provide ______________ readings when the child is in shock. - Inaccurately high What does a prolonged capillary refill time indicate? - Low cardiac output Normal capillary refill times is _______- - 2 seconds or less When is the pediatric assessment triangle (PAT) performed to make an initial assessment? - During the "from the doorway" observation What pulses should be assessed to monitor systemic perfusion in a child? - peripheral and central