ANSWERS.
What causes the alveoli to collapse in a neonate? - Answers-Lack of surfactant
You see a kid smacking his lips and staring off, what's going on? - Answers-Absent
seizure
A 13 year old unresponsive on floor, shallow respirations, pinpoint pupils, slow carotid
pulse, what should you administer? - Answers-Administer Narcan
A small female presents with tachypnea, retractions, and nasal flaring. You give oxygen
and the breathing slows and retractions become less prominent. She's still cyanotic and
struggles to keep eyes open. What should you do? - Answers-BVM
A 16 year old is in a rollover crash, eyes closed, responds only to painful stimuli. How
should you secure the airway? - Answers-Endotracheal tube
What blade should you use to intubate infants and children? - Answers-#1
Straight/Miller Blade
A 2 year old unresponsive with gasping respirations, and a carotid pulse is absent.
What should you do? - Answers-Begin chest compressions
A toddler pulls a pot of boiling water on herself. She sustains partial thickness burns
(2nd degree) to chest/abdomen and anterior surface of both legs. What body
percentage is involved? - Answers-32%
A 16 year has a pencil impales in her eye. She is crying hysterically and tries to remove
the pencil. What should you do? - Answers-Stabilize pencil and cover both eyes
A 1 year old with a fever, narrow complex tachycardia, weak cry, mom says dry diaper
for 18 hours. What should you do? - Answers-Start a IV line and give 10ml/kg of fluids
A 7 year old stung by bee has hives on most of her body and difficulty breathing and
retractions. What should you administer? - Answers-Epinephrine
A 14 year old autistic girl complains of painful urination. She was out camping for 4 days
and became agitated this morning. What do you suspect? - Answers-Urinary Tract
Infection
3 year old male with sore throat, stridor, and is drooling. Symptoms started a few hours
ago. What should you do? - Answers-Administer racemic epinephrine
, 5 year old patient is unconscious after falling off swing. Respirations are 6. eyes closed,
epistaxis, and has a clenched jaw. What should you do? - Answers-Control airway with
a BVM
What is the appropriate amount of fluid to give to a child in hypovolemic shock? -
Answers-20ml/kg
14 year old with 2 inch laceration to wrist. Wound is spurting blood with each beat. What
should you suspect - Answers-Artery laceration
A 7 year old is unconscious at the base of a 15 ft high jungle gym. His teacher is unsure
if he fell. He's apneic and pulse is 50. What should you do? - Answers-Open the airway
via jaw thrust maneuver
A 14 year old female in cardiac arrest after choking on food. Oropharynx is clear but
you're unable to ventilate, what should you do? - Answers-Chest compressions
A 4 year old has snoring respirations. What should you do? - Answers-Reposition the
airway
How many times per minute should a neonate be ventilated? - Answers-40-60
A 9 year old with a partial airway obstruction and adequate air exchange is coughing.
What should you do? - Answers-Encourage them to cough
A 16 year old with deep laceration on hand from a kitchen knife. What should you do? -
Answers-Apply direct pressure using a dry sterile dressing
A 4 year old presents with barking cough, what medication should you give them? -
Answers-Nebulized Epi, Racemic Epi
A newborn has been delivered and is apneic and limp. What should you do to stimulate
the newborn? - Answers-Flick the sole of the foot or vigorously rub their back.
Alveolar collapse can occur from which of the following? - Answers-Lack of surfactant
During delivery you notice large amounts of particulate matter in amniotic fluid and
around the nose, the newborn is unresponsive. what should you do? - Answers-Use
bulb syringe to suction mouth and nose
A 2 year old with narrow complex tachycardia at 150, has a fever, AMS, is pale and
clammy, what should you do? - Answers-Determine underlying cause
A 5 year old ingested digoxin. The patient has shallow respirations, is lethargic with the
monitor showing sinus bradycardia with a 1st degree block. Pulse is 48, BP is 90/40,
RR= 30...what should you do? - Answers-Administer epinephrine