PEPP final EXAM QUESTIONS WITH SOLVED
ANSWERS.
___________________ is the most common cause of infant death. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅SUID
____________________________ injury is the most common cause of trauma in children. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Head injury
A concern with children who depends on hyperalimentation, is if their catheter clogs their
__________________________ could drop. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅BLood Glucose
A Mature Minor is? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅In most States, older than 14 years of age and have
formally been declared adults by the Court. Additionally patient cannot be on a psychiatric hold and the
patient must demonstrate competency to refuse.
A restrained child in a motor vehicle crash may have lap belt injuries involving
____________________________________________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Solid organs, bowels,
and spine
abusive head trauma - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅also known as shaken baby syndrome, involves diffuse
intracranial hemorrhage usually from violent shaking of the child with or without impact with an object
All documentation needs to be ____________________ in nature. Any statements that are objective in
nature pertinent to documentation should be in ________________________________. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Objective
Quotation marks
An injured child, who's skin color and temperature are abnormal and is not in a cold environment,
suggests? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Hypovolemia and poor perfusion
, Consider hyperventilation if the child has a severe neurologic disability, which is defined as? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅1) a rating of 'P' or 'U' on the AVPU scale
2) a score of 9 or less on the Pediatric GCS
3) A fixed or dilated pupil or asymmetric pupils
4) Posturing (decerebrate or decorticate)
CSHCN stands for? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Children With Special Healthcare Needs
Define SIDS - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅SIDS, or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, is defined as "the sudden
and unexpected death of an infant less than one year of age which remains unexplained after a
thorough postmortem evaluation including performance of a complete autopsy, examination of the
death scene, and review of the clinical history."
Define SUID - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅SUID is the unexpected death of an infant less than one year of age
that occurs suddenly and unexpectedly and whose cause of death is not immediately obvious before
investigation.
Due to the flexibility of the ribs in young children and being poorly protected by fat or muscle, during an
impact the energy is: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅directly transferred to the lungs or heart on impact; can
result in serious injuries to the thoracic organs.
During resuscitation the family should be encouraged ___________________________________,
whenever possible.. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅to remain present
Effortless tachypnea is a reflexive mechanism to compensate for? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Metabolic
Acidosis caused by hypoperfusion
Effortless Tachypnea, or a rapid respiratory rate in the absence of increase work of breathing, may be
seen in a child with: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Traumatic shock
Failure to report suspicion of child maltreatment may result in? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Legal action
against the mandated reporter
ANSWERS.
___________________ is the most common cause of infant death. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅SUID
____________________________ injury is the most common cause of trauma in children. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Head injury
A concern with children who depends on hyperalimentation, is if their catheter clogs their
__________________________ could drop. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅BLood Glucose
A Mature Minor is? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅In most States, older than 14 years of age and have
formally been declared adults by the Court. Additionally patient cannot be on a psychiatric hold and the
patient must demonstrate competency to refuse.
A restrained child in a motor vehicle crash may have lap belt injuries involving
____________________________________________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Solid organs, bowels,
and spine
abusive head trauma - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅also known as shaken baby syndrome, involves diffuse
intracranial hemorrhage usually from violent shaking of the child with or without impact with an object
All documentation needs to be ____________________ in nature. Any statements that are objective in
nature pertinent to documentation should be in ________________________________. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Objective
Quotation marks
An injured child, who's skin color and temperature are abnormal and is not in a cold environment,
suggests? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Hypovolemia and poor perfusion
, Consider hyperventilation if the child has a severe neurologic disability, which is defined as? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅1) a rating of 'P' or 'U' on the AVPU scale
2) a score of 9 or less on the Pediatric GCS
3) A fixed or dilated pupil or asymmetric pupils
4) Posturing (decerebrate or decorticate)
CSHCN stands for? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Children With Special Healthcare Needs
Define SIDS - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅SIDS, or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, is defined as "the sudden
and unexpected death of an infant less than one year of age which remains unexplained after a
thorough postmortem evaluation including performance of a complete autopsy, examination of the
death scene, and review of the clinical history."
Define SUID - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅SUID is the unexpected death of an infant less than one year of age
that occurs suddenly and unexpectedly and whose cause of death is not immediately obvious before
investigation.
Due to the flexibility of the ribs in young children and being poorly protected by fat or muscle, during an
impact the energy is: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅directly transferred to the lungs or heart on impact; can
result in serious injuries to the thoracic organs.
During resuscitation the family should be encouraged ___________________________________,
whenever possible.. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅to remain present
Effortless tachypnea is a reflexive mechanism to compensate for? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Metabolic
Acidosis caused by hypoperfusion
Effortless Tachypnea, or a rapid respiratory rate in the absence of increase work of breathing, may be
seen in a child with: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Traumatic shock
Failure to report suspicion of child maltreatment may result in? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Legal action
against the mandated reporter
