{"id":18,"date":"2015-12-08T17:39:21","date_gmt":"2015-12-08T17:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/ob-ped\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2023-08-20T22:05:49","modified_gmt":"2023-08-20T22:05:49","slug":"lesson-3-pediatric-emergencies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/ob-ped\/lessons\/lesson-3-pediatric-emergencies\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson 3. Pediatric Emergencies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Section I. Differences Between a Child\u2019s Body and an Adult\u2019s Body<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Section II. Patient Assessment<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Section III. Special Considerations of the Ill or Injured Child<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Section IV. Pediatric Emergencies<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Section V. Trauma in Children<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Lesson 3. Self-Test<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

LESSON OBJECTIVES<\/p>\n

After completing this lesson, you should be able to:<\/p>\n

3-1. Identify the differences between children and\u00a0adults.<\/p>\n

3-2. Identify information that should be obtained from\u00a0a general physical assessment of a pediatric\u00a0patient.<\/p>\n

3-3. Identify special considerations of the ill or injured\u00a0child.<\/p>\n

3-4. Identify the signs, symptoms, and treatment for\u00a0these pediatric emergencies:<\/p>\n

a. Foreign body airway obstruction.<\/p>\n

b. Anaphylaxis.<\/p>\n

c. Croup.<\/p>\n

d. Epiglottitis.<\/p>\n

e. Acute asthma.<\/p>\n

f. Status asthmaticus.<\/p>\n

g. Bronchiolitis.<\/p>\n

h. Seizures.<\/p>\n

i. Febrile convulsions.<\/p>\n

j. Meningitis.<\/p>\n

k. Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).<\/p>\n

3-5. Identify appropriate actions for a child who has\u00a0experienced physical trauma.<\/p>\n

3-6. Identify the differences between the vital signs\u00a0of a child and the vital signs of an adult.<\/p>\n

3-7. Identify the points of assessment for a\u00a0neurological examination of a child.<\/p>\n

SUGGESTION After completing the assignment, complete the\u00a0exercises of this lesson. These exercises will help you\u00a0to achieve the lesson objectives.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Section I. Differences Between a Child\u2019s Body and an Adult\u2019s Body Section II. Patient Assessment Section III. Special Considerations of the Ill or Injured Child Section IV. Pediatric Emergencies Section V. Trauma in Children Lesson 3. Self-Test LESSON OBJECTIVES After completing this lesson, you should be able to: 3-1. Identify the differences between children and\u00a0adults. … Continue reading Lesson 3. Pediatric Emergencies<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":11,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-18","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/ob-ped\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/ob-ped\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/ob-ped\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/ob-ped\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/ob-ped\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/ob-ped\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":550,"href":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/ob-ped\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18\/revisions\/550"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/ob-ped\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/ob-ped\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}