NUR 118 Exam 1: Chapters 26-35 (Well-enlightened)

motor vehicle accidents correct answers What is the leading cause of death in children older than 1 year? mechanical suffocation correct answers What is the leading cause of death in children at 1 year of age or younger? Drowning correct answers 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 correct answers 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 correct answers List the risk factors regarding childhood injuries low birth weight correct answers What is the leading cause of neonatal death in the United States? Ages 5 to 14 correct answers The lowest death rate occurs among children between which ages? firearm homocide correct answers 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) correct answers What attributes to the high percentage of childhood illnesses?