Pediatric Emergencies QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS A+ GRADED AND GURANTEE
In contrast to adults, children:
A. land on their feet when they fall
B. Have proportionately larger heads
C. Experience head injury less frequently
D. Lose most body health through the chest - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅B
Compared to adults, the smaller diameter of a child's airway makes it more vulnerable to:
A. laryngospasms
B. inhalation injury
C. Oropharyngeal secretions
D. Obstruction by the tongue - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅D
A child's vocal cords can be difficult to visualize during intubation because:
A. the epiglottis is floppy and U-shaped
B. the cords themselves are more posterior
C. a sniffing position is difficult achieve
D. the area of the cricoid cartilage is narrow - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A
Which of the following statements regarding a child's chest wall is correct?
A. lung sounds are difficult to hear because of the thick intercostal muscles
,B. children are belly breathers because they rely heavily on their diaphragms
C. a child's chest wall has proportionately more subcutaneous fat on the chest.
D. retractions are less obvious in children owing to their noncompliant rib cages - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅B
When a child experiences a low cardiac output state, he or she relies MOSt on:
A. increased tidal volume
B. central vasoconstriction
C. an increased in heart rate
D. increased stroke volume - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅C
Most children being to develop stranger anxiety between ____ and ____ months of age
A. 3, 6
B. 6, 12
C. 12, 18
D. 18, 24 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅B
Children between 1 and 3 years of age:
A. are capable of basic reasoning
B. have a well-developed sense of cause and effect
C. generally explore the world exclusively by crawling
D. may have negative associations with health care providers - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅D
The FIRST step in examining a toddler in stable condition is to:
,A. let the child sit on a parent's lap
B. place yourself at the child's level
C. quickly examine any painful areas
D. allow the child to hold a favorite toy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A
When assessing a 5-year-old child, you should:
A. be able to conduct a head-to-toe exam
B. ask simple yes or no questions if possible
C. generally use a toe-to-head exam approach
D. first ask a parent where the child is hurting - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A
An 8-year-old child:
A. is analytic but is not capable of abstract thought.
B. should not be the initial historian regarding an illness
C. is anatomically and physiologically similar to an adult
D. generally requires little reassurance and encouragement - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅C
With respect to CPR and foreign body airway obstruction procedures, the child should be treated
as an adult once:
A. he or she reaches the age of 8 to 10 years
B. resting vital signs are consistent with an adult
C. his or her body weight is estimated at 55 pounds
D. secondary sexual characteristics have developed - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅D
, A 15-year-old child can be difficult to treat for all of the following reasons, EXCEPT:
A. peer pressure
B. stranger anxiety
C. independence issues
D. cognizance of body image - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅B
When assessing and caring for a 17-year-old gang member, it is MOST important to remember
that he or she:
A. must be separated from other gang members
B. generally desires the presence of a caregiver
C. typically boasts about the use of illicit drugs
D. may have a weapon and a reputation to earn - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅D
Establishing good rapport with the caregiver of a sick or injured child at the scene is vital
because:
A. caregivers often take their anger out on prehospital professionals
B. he or she will be a source of important information and assistance
C. doing so will quickly deescalate any hostility that he or she may have
D. the caregiver generally will not accompany the chid in the ambulance - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅B
If the parent or caregiver of a sick or injured child is emotionally distraught:
A. provide support, but remember that your first priority is the child
B. you should firmly tell him or her that the situation is under control
C. he or she should follow the ambulance is his or her personal vehicle
ANSWERS A+ GRADED AND GURANTEE
In contrast to adults, children:
A. land on their feet when they fall
B. Have proportionately larger heads
C. Experience head injury less frequently
D. Lose most body health through the chest - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅B
Compared to adults, the smaller diameter of a child's airway makes it more vulnerable to:
A. laryngospasms
B. inhalation injury
C. Oropharyngeal secretions
D. Obstruction by the tongue - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅D
A child's vocal cords can be difficult to visualize during intubation because:
A. the epiglottis is floppy and U-shaped
B. the cords themselves are more posterior
C. a sniffing position is difficult achieve
D. the area of the cricoid cartilage is narrow - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A
Which of the following statements regarding a child's chest wall is correct?
A. lung sounds are difficult to hear because of the thick intercostal muscles
,B. children are belly breathers because they rely heavily on their diaphragms
C. a child's chest wall has proportionately more subcutaneous fat on the chest.
D. retractions are less obvious in children owing to their noncompliant rib cages - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅B
When a child experiences a low cardiac output state, he or she relies MOSt on:
A. increased tidal volume
B. central vasoconstriction
C. an increased in heart rate
D. increased stroke volume - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅C
Most children being to develop stranger anxiety between ____ and ____ months of age
A. 3, 6
B. 6, 12
C. 12, 18
D. 18, 24 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅B
Children between 1 and 3 years of age:
A. are capable of basic reasoning
B. have a well-developed sense of cause and effect
C. generally explore the world exclusively by crawling
D. may have negative associations with health care providers - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅D
The FIRST step in examining a toddler in stable condition is to:
,A. let the child sit on a parent's lap
B. place yourself at the child's level
C. quickly examine any painful areas
D. allow the child to hold a favorite toy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A
When assessing a 5-year-old child, you should:
A. be able to conduct a head-to-toe exam
B. ask simple yes or no questions if possible
C. generally use a toe-to-head exam approach
D. first ask a parent where the child is hurting - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A
An 8-year-old child:
A. is analytic but is not capable of abstract thought.
B. should not be the initial historian regarding an illness
C. is anatomically and physiologically similar to an adult
D. generally requires little reassurance and encouragement - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅C
With respect to CPR and foreign body airway obstruction procedures, the child should be treated
as an adult once:
A. he or she reaches the age of 8 to 10 years
B. resting vital signs are consistent with an adult
C. his or her body weight is estimated at 55 pounds
D. secondary sexual characteristics have developed - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅D
, A 15-year-old child can be difficult to treat for all of the following reasons, EXCEPT:
A. peer pressure
B. stranger anxiety
C. independence issues
D. cognizance of body image - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅B
When assessing and caring for a 17-year-old gang member, it is MOST important to remember
that he or she:
A. must be separated from other gang members
B. generally desires the presence of a caregiver
C. typically boasts about the use of illicit drugs
D. may have a weapon and a reputation to earn - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅D
Establishing good rapport with the caregiver of a sick or injured child at the scene is vital
because:
A. caregivers often take their anger out on prehospital professionals
B. he or she will be a source of important information and assistance
C. doing so will quickly deescalate any hostility that he or she may have
D. the caregiver generally will not accompany the chid in the ambulance - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅B
If the parent or caregiver of a sick or injured child is emotionally distraught:
A. provide support, but remember that your first priority is the child
B. you should firmly tell him or her that the situation is under control
C. he or she should follow the ambulance is his or her personal vehicle
