EMT-basic Review Infants And Children

Emotional and physical characteristics of adolescents include believing the illness or injury that they have is some form of punishment.

When examining and caring for a child, begin your assessment with the head, and end with the feet.

An 8-year-old child is preoccupied with his/her body and is extremely concerned about modesty

When treating a child, keep in mind that infants and children have a higher metabolic rate, so periods of oxygenation can be more dangerous.

Compensatory respiratory mechanisms are the same as an adult’s and they will both gradually deteriorate.

The leading cause of cardiac arrest in infants and children is failure of the respiratory system.

A child is displaying nasal flaring and retractions, but is maintaining an adequate respiratory rate and depth. This child is in compensated respiratory failure.

Indications that a pediatric patient has a partial airway obstruction include crowing or other noisy respirations.

Of the following, rales are more indicative of severe distress as opposed to wheezing.

When assessing the circulation of a 2-year old child, all of the following should be checked: warmth and color of hands and feet, mental status, blood pressure, and capillary refill.