2025/2026 TESTBANK NANCY CAROLINE EMERGENCY CARE IN THE STREETS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

[PEDIATRIC EMERGENCIES, ENDOCRINE
EMERGENCIES, OBSTETRICS, NEONATAL CARE,
CARDIAC ARREST, CHAPTER 19, ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCIES, RESPIRATORY EMERGENCIES] PEDIATRIC EMERGENCIES
Most children begin to develop stranger anxiety between ___ and ___ months
of age.
6,12
For a hypovolemic child who weighs 30 lbs, how much IV fluid should initially
be administered?
270 ml
Bradydysrhythmias in pediatric patients most frequently result from
________________.
hypoxia
Which of the following presentations is the most severe asthma attack?
A 6 year old who is sleepy, using accessory muscles and has a silent chest
Which of the following statements regarding chest trauma in children is
correct?
Children are more prone to intrathoracic trauma due to compression forces.
Your patient is a 10-year-old boy with a history of asthma. He is found seated
on the edge of his chair, appears anxious, and speaks in two-word phrases. His
parents report worsened respiratory distress over the past 20 minutes, and he
does not have his rescue inhaler. His respiratory rate is 50 with a pulse of 130.
Breath sounds are decreased with scattered wheezing throughout all lung
fields. He suddenly becomes drowsy, his respiratory rate decreases to 12, and
no wheezes are heard on reassessment. Which of the following best explains
the significance of the change in your patient's status?
He is fatigued from accessory muscle use.
What is the most appropriate initial treatment for the patient in question 6?
Ventilate BVM