OB/PEDS PARAMEDIC FISDAP STUDY
GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Where hgwould hgyou hgapply hgpressure hgto hgassess hgthe hgmother hgfor hgcontractions?
hg- hg✔✔The hgfundus
Placenta hgPrevia hg- hg✔✔Placenta hgis hgimplanted hglow hgin hgthe hguterus hgand
hgcovering hgpart hgof hgor hgall hgof hgthe hgcervix/ hgLeads hgto hgpainless hgbright hgred
hgvaginal hgbleeding hgin hgthe hg2nd hgor hg3rd hgtrimester.
Best hgindicator hgto hgassess hgcirculation hgin hgchildren hg- hg✔✔Cap hgrefill.
A hgfemale hgthat hgis hgchild hgbearing hgage hgwho hgis hgcomplaining hgof hgabdominal
hgpain hgwith hgan hgabnormally hglow hgblood hgpressure, hgyou hgshould hgsuspect? hg-
hg✔✔Ectopic hgpregnancy
A hgpatient hgwith hgdeformity hgand hgno hgpulse hgto hghis hgextremity hgdo hgto hgan hginjury,
hgyou hgshould? hg- hg✔✔Attempt hgto hgreduce hgfracture hgONCE hgto hgrestore hgpulses.
supine hghypotensive hgsyndrome hg- hg✔✔The hguterus hgcompresses hgthe hginferior
hgvena hgcava hgreducing hgblood hgreturn. hgOccurs hgwhen hgthe hgpatient hgis hgleft hgin
hgsupine hgposition, hgplace hgpatient hgon hgleft hgside.
Nuchal hgcord hg- hg✔✔when hgthe hgcord hgis hgwrapped hgaround hgthe hgfetal hgneck
The hgmost hgcommon hgreason hgwhy hgnewborns hglose hgheat hgwhen hgexposed hgto
hgcold hgair hgor hgdraughts hgis hgloss hgby hg: hg- hg✔✔Convection, hgdry hgthem, hgwrap
hgthem hgin hga hgblanket hgand hgput hga hghat hgon hgthem hgif hgyou hgare hgable hgto.
Signs hgand hgSymptoms hgof hgMeningitis hgin hgpediatric hgpatients hg- hg✔✔Infants:
hgFever, hglocalizing hgsigns hgas hglethargy, hgpoor hgfeeding, hgbulging hgfontanel. hg
Children: hgNuchal hgrigidity hg( hgstiff hgneck) hgheadaches, hgback hgpain, hgfever, hgams,
hgvomiting hgand hgphotosensitivity hg& hgKernig hgsign hg( hgcannot hgextend hglegs hgat hgthe
hgknee.)
Pre-eclampsia hg- hg✔✔When hga hgpregnant hgwoman hgdevelops hghigh hgblood
hgpressure hgand hgprotein hgin hgthe hgurine hgafter hgthe hg20th hgweek hg(late hg2nd hgor
hg3rd hgtrimester) hgof hgpregnancy. hgHypertension hg140/90
Eclampsia hg- hg✔✔most hgserious hgform hgof hgtoxemia hgduring hgpregnancy, hgPre-
eclampsia hgsymptoms hg( hghypertension) hgalong hgwith hgseizures
, What hgshould hgyou hgdo hgif hga hgnewborn hgpatient hghas hgcyanosis hgand hga hgheart
hgrate hgof hg60? hg- hg✔✔Chest hgcompressions hgand hgventilate.
What hgwould hgbe hghelpful hgif hgyou hghad hga hg4 hgyear hgold hgpatient hgwho hgdrank
hghousehold hgcleaning hgproducts? hg- hg✔✔Poison hgcontrol hg& hgwhat hgsubstance hg&
hgtime hgof hgconsumption hg& hghow hgmuch
How hgwould hgyou hgtransport hga hgsmall hgpediatric hgpatient hgwith hga hghead hginjury
hgwho hgis hgstable hg- hg✔✔Emergency hgto hglevel hg1 hgtrauma hgpatient, hgkeep hgpatient
hgcalm.
What hgshould hgyou hgdo hgif hgyou hghave hga hgpediatric hgpatient hgseizing hgfor hgseveral
hgminutes. hg- hg✔✔Administer hga hgbenzo, hgsuch hgas hgversed.
primigravida hg- hg✔✔a hgwoman hgwho hgis hgpregnant hgfor hgthe hgfirst hgtime
gestation hg- hg✔✔period hgfrom hgfertilization hgof hgthe hgovum hgto hgbirth
Gravida hg- hg✔✔number hgof hgtimes hga hgwoman hghas hgbeen hgpregnant, hgregardless
hgof hgoutcome hgof hgpregnancy.
primipara hg- hg✔✔first hgbirth/pregnancy
epiglotitis hg- hg✔✔in hgchild, hgdrooling, hghigh hgfever, hgstridor, hgtripod hgposition,
hginability hgto hgswallow, hgSUDDEN hgONSET hg(put hgnothing hgin hgmouth, hgtransport
hgimmediately hgand hgquietly, hg02 hgit hgtolerated, hgdo hgnot hgintervene hgif hgnot
hgnecessary- hgcrying hgmay hgcause hgfurther hgobstruction hgof hgairway)
Bronchitis hg- hg✔✔inflammation hgof hgthe hgbronchi hgCommon hgcause hgof hgRSV
Croup hg- hg✔✔an hgacute hgrespiratory hgsyndrome hgin hgchildren hgand hginfants
hgcharacterized hgby hgobstruction hgof hgthe hglarynx, hghoarseness, hgand hga hgbarking
hgcough. hgAccompanied hgby hga hglow hggrade hgfever, hgsymptoms hgworsen hgat hgnight.
hg( hgUpper hgairway hginfection)
Discovery hgof hgsunken hgfontanelle hgis hgan hgindication hgof? hg- hg✔✔Dehydration
How hgand hgwhen hgdo hgyou hgsuction hga hgnewborns hgairway hg- hg✔✔Mouth hgfirst
hgthen hgnose hgsecond hg( hgremember hgM hgbefore hgN hg) hg
You hgshould hgsuction hgif hgyou hgnotice hgthe hgnewborn hgis hglethargic hgand hgthere hgis
hgmeconium hgstaining hgpresent.
What hgshould hgyou hgdo hgwith hgan hgunresponsive hgchoking hgchild hg- hg✔✔Start
hgchest hgcompressions/ hgcpr
GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Where hgwould hgyou hgapply hgpressure hgto hgassess hgthe hgmother hgfor hgcontractions?
hg- hg✔✔The hgfundus
Placenta hgPrevia hg- hg✔✔Placenta hgis hgimplanted hglow hgin hgthe hguterus hgand
hgcovering hgpart hgof hgor hgall hgof hgthe hgcervix/ hgLeads hgto hgpainless hgbright hgred
hgvaginal hgbleeding hgin hgthe hg2nd hgor hg3rd hgtrimester.
Best hgindicator hgto hgassess hgcirculation hgin hgchildren hg- hg✔✔Cap hgrefill.
A hgfemale hgthat hgis hgchild hgbearing hgage hgwho hgis hgcomplaining hgof hgabdominal
hgpain hgwith hgan hgabnormally hglow hgblood hgpressure, hgyou hgshould hgsuspect? hg-
hg✔✔Ectopic hgpregnancy
A hgpatient hgwith hgdeformity hgand hgno hgpulse hgto hghis hgextremity hgdo hgto hgan hginjury,
hgyou hgshould? hg- hg✔✔Attempt hgto hgreduce hgfracture hgONCE hgto hgrestore hgpulses.
supine hghypotensive hgsyndrome hg- hg✔✔The hguterus hgcompresses hgthe hginferior
hgvena hgcava hgreducing hgblood hgreturn. hgOccurs hgwhen hgthe hgpatient hgis hgleft hgin
hgsupine hgposition, hgplace hgpatient hgon hgleft hgside.
Nuchal hgcord hg- hg✔✔when hgthe hgcord hgis hgwrapped hgaround hgthe hgfetal hgneck
The hgmost hgcommon hgreason hgwhy hgnewborns hglose hgheat hgwhen hgexposed hgto
hgcold hgair hgor hgdraughts hgis hgloss hgby hg: hg- hg✔✔Convection, hgdry hgthem, hgwrap
hgthem hgin hga hgblanket hgand hgput hga hghat hgon hgthem hgif hgyou hgare hgable hgto.
Signs hgand hgSymptoms hgof hgMeningitis hgin hgpediatric hgpatients hg- hg✔✔Infants:
hgFever, hglocalizing hgsigns hgas hglethargy, hgpoor hgfeeding, hgbulging hgfontanel. hg
Children: hgNuchal hgrigidity hg( hgstiff hgneck) hgheadaches, hgback hgpain, hgfever, hgams,
hgvomiting hgand hgphotosensitivity hg& hgKernig hgsign hg( hgcannot hgextend hglegs hgat hgthe
hgknee.)
Pre-eclampsia hg- hg✔✔When hga hgpregnant hgwoman hgdevelops hghigh hgblood
hgpressure hgand hgprotein hgin hgthe hgurine hgafter hgthe hg20th hgweek hg(late hg2nd hgor
hg3rd hgtrimester) hgof hgpregnancy. hgHypertension hg140/90
Eclampsia hg- hg✔✔most hgserious hgform hgof hgtoxemia hgduring hgpregnancy, hgPre-
eclampsia hgsymptoms hg( hghypertension) hgalong hgwith hgseizures
, What hgshould hgyou hgdo hgif hga hgnewborn hgpatient hghas hgcyanosis hgand hga hgheart
hgrate hgof hg60? hg- hg✔✔Chest hgcompressions hgand hgventilate.
What hgwould hgbe hghelpful hgif hgyou hghad hga hg4 hgyear hgold hgpatient hgwho hgdrank
hghousehold hgcleaning hgproducts? hg- hg✔✔Poison hgcontrol hg& hgwhat hgsubstance hg&
hgtime hgof hgconsumption hg& hghow hgmuch
How hgwould hgyou hgtransport hga hgsmall hgpediatric hgpatient hgwith hga hghead hginjury
hgwho hgis hgstable hg- hg✔✔Emergency hgto hglevel hg1 hgtrauma hgpatient, hgkeep hgpatient
hgcalm.
What hgshould hgyou hgdo hgif hgyou hghave hga hgpediatric hgpatient hgseizing hgfor hgseveral
hgminutes. hg- hg✔✔Administer hga hgbenzo, hgsuch hgas hgversed.
primigravida hg- hg✔✔a hgwoman hgwho hgis hgpregnant hgfor hgthe hgfirst hgtime
gestation hg- hg✔✔period hgfrom hgfertilization hgof hgthe hgovum hgto hgbirth
Gravida hg- hg✔✔number hgof hgtimes hga hgwoman hghas hgbeen hgpregnant, hgregardless
hgof hgoutcome hgof hgpregnancy.
primipara hg- hg✔✔first hgbirth/pregnancy
epiglotitis hg- hg✔✔in hgchild, hgdrooling, hghigh hgfever, hgstridor, hgtripod hgposition,
hginability hgto hgswallow, hgSUDDEN hgONSET hg(put hgnothing hgin hgmouth, hgtransport
hgimmediately hgand hgquietly, hg02 hgit hgtolerated, hgdo hgnot hgintervene hgif hgnot
hgnecessary- hgcrying hgmay hgcause hgfurther hgobstruction hgof hgairway)
Bronchitis hg- hg✔✔inflammation hgof hgthe hgbronchi hgCommon hgcause hgof hgRSV
Croup hg- hg✔✔an hgacute hgrespiratory hgsyndrome hgin hgchildren hgand hginfants
hgcharacterized hgby hgobstruction hgof hgthe hglarynx, hghoarseness, hgand hga hgbarking
hgcough. hgAccompanied hgby hga hglow hggrade hgfever, hgsymptoms hgworsen hgat hgnight.
hg( hgUpper hgairway hginfection)
Discovery hgof hgsunken hgfontanelle hgis hgan hgindication hgof? hg- hg✔✔Dehydration
How hgand hgwhen hgdo hgyou hgsuction hga hgnewborns hgairway hg- hg✔✔Mouth hgfirst
hgthen hgnose hgsecond hg( hgremember hgM hgbefore hgN hg) hg
You hgshould hgsuction hgif hgyou hgnotice hgthe hgnewborn hgis hglethargic hgand hgthere hgis
hgmeconium hgstaining hgpresent.
What hgshould hgyou hgdo hgwith hgan hgunresponsive hgchoking hgchild hg- hg✔✔Start
hgchest hgcompressions/ hgcpr
