NUR 118 Exam 1: Chapters 26-35 Latest Update
motor vehicle accidents - ANSWER What is the leading cause of death in children older
than 1 year?
mechanical suffocation - ANSWER What is the leading cause of death in children at 1
year of age or younger?
Drowning - ANSWER What is the leading cause of death in male children between the
ages of 1 to 4?
1. motor vehicle
2. drowning
3. fires/flames
4. choking
5. mechanical suffocation
6. poisoning - ANSWER List the common types of accidents occurring among children
and adolescents
1. sex: males tend to experience more injuries as a result of behavioral characteristics
such as aggression
2. temperament: children who are difficult do not react well to new situations
3. stress: increases risk taking & self-destructive behavior
4. alcohol & drug use
5. history of previous injury
6. developmental characteristics
7. cognitive characteristics
8. anatomic characteristics
9. other factors: poverty, young parents, multiple siblings - ANSWER List the risk factors
, regarding childhood injuries
low birth weight - ANSWER What is the leading cause of neonatal death in the United
States?
Ages 5 to 14 - ANSWER The lowest death rate occurs among children between which
ages?
firearm homocide - ANSWER The leading cause of death among African-American boys
ages 15 to 19 years is:
a. suicide.
b. human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
c. firearm homicide.
d. occupational injuries.
infection (respiratory tract) - ANSWER What attributes to the high percentage of
childhood illnesses?
1. consanguineous
2. affinal
3. family of origin - ANSWER list the most common types of relationships in a family
consanguineous - ANSWER blood relationship
affinal - ANSWER marital relationship
family of origin - ANSWER family unit a person is born into
motor vehicle accidents - ANSWER What is the leading cause of death in children older
than 1 year?
mechanical suffocation - ANSWER What is the leading cause of death in children at 1
year of age or younger?
Drowning - ANSWER What is the leading cause of death in male children between the
ages of 1 to 4?
1. motor vehicle
2. drowning
3. fires/flames
4. choking
5. mechanical suffocation
6. poisoning - ANSWER List the common types of accidents occurring among children
and adolescents
1. sex: males tend to experience more injuries as a result of behavioral characteristics
such as aggression
2. temperament: children who are difficult do not react well to new situations
3. stress: increases risk taking & self-destructive behavior
4. alcohol & drug use
5. history of previous injury
6. developmental characteristics
7. cognitive characteristics
8. anatomic characteristics
9. other factors: poverty, young parents, multiple siblings - ANSWER List the risk factors
, regarding childhood injuries
low birth weight - ANSWER What is the leading cause of neonatal death in the United
States?
Ages 5 to 14 - ANSWER The lowest death rate occurs among children between which
ages?
firearm homocide - ANSWER The leading cause of death among African-American boys
ages 15 to 19 years is:
a. suicide.
b. human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
c. firearm homicide.
d. occupational injuries.
infection (respiratory tract) - ANSWER What attributes to the high percentage of
childhood illnesses?
1. consanguineous
2. affinal
3. family of origin - ANSWER list the most common types of relationships in a family
consanguineous - ANSWER blood relationship
affinal - ANSWER marital relationship
family of origin - ANSWER family unit a person is born into
