Community Health Exit HESI Study Guide & Practice Questions 2024

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Community Health Exit HESI

#1 cause of death in infants .....ANSWER.....Suffocation

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome .....ANSWER.....Unexplained

death, normally during sleep, of a seemingly healthy baby - less

than a year old

Most significant cause of illness in infants and children

.....ANSWER.....Infection

Vertical Transmission of Infection .....ANSWER.....Passage of a

disease-causing agent (pathogen) from mother to baby during

the period immediately before and after birth.




Transmission might occur across the placenta, in the breast milk,

or through direct contact during or after birth. For example, HIV

can be a vertically transmitted pathogen. Also known as

perinatal transmission.

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Risks for childhood obesity are related to what?

.....ANSWER.....Obesity in the parents

Obesity rates higher in what populations? .....ANSWER.....Native

Americans, Hispanics, Blacks




Lower socioeconomic groups in urban settings as well.

#1 cause of death in 1-24 yr olds .....ANSWER.....Injuries and

Accidents

Toddlers experience a lot of .....ANSWER.....falls, poisonings,

MVA

Lead poisoning has detrimental effects on what system?

.....ANSWER.....Neuro




Can decrease IQ. If on WIC, they will provide extra foods high

in calcium and iron.

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Lead Poisoning Therapy .....ANSWER.....Chelation Therapy + a

diet high in calcium, vit c, iron




Do not want BLL greater than 5

Infant Mortality Rate .....ANSWER.....The measure most commonly

used around the world as an indicator of overall health and

availability of health services.




# of infants less than a year old who die / # of live births in

same year

Who has the lowest injury/ death rate? .....ANSWER.....School

aged children




But bad at judging speed/ distance = high risk for bike and

pedestrian accidents

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Vision Screening in young children .....ANSWER.....Match shapes

or colors

Second leading cause of death between 15-24 yr olds

.....ANSWER.....Suicide




Community health programs for adolescents should focus on

suicide prevention

Before developing a smoking programs for adolescents

.....ANSWER.....You first want to determine the incidence of

smoking among the teenagers in the community

Menomune Vaccine .....ANSWER.....Given to patients under the

age of 30




Prevents Meningococcal Bacteria