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TRAUMA
Answer: Child Abuse
TRAUMA
Answer:
Pasteurella multocida
TRAUMA
Answer:
Subluxation of the Radial Head
(“Nursemaid’s Elbow”)
Subluxation of the radial head is most common in children
between 6 months and 5 years of age.
TRAUMA
Answer: Hyphema
TRAUMA
Answer:
Cardioversion with 2 J/kg
• Once cardiac arrest is recognized, begin CPR while preparing to assess
the rhythm.
• Begin with 2 J/kg, and then resume CPR x 2 minutes before checking
pulse/rhythm.
• Give epi every 3-5 minutes. The second shock is 4 J/kg; third and
subsequent shocks are > 4 J/kg.
INGESTION
Answer:
Carbon monoxide poisoning
INGESTION
Answer: Salicylate
ingestion
• Results in:
• GI, respiratory (respiratory alkalosis),
and metabolic effects (anion gap
metabolic acidosis).
• Treatment includes:
• alkalinizing the urine by giving
bicarbonate to raise the urine pH > 7.5.
• Hemodialysis may be needed for
severe cases.
Ingestion of what substance produces these signs and symptoms?
diarrhea–urination—miosis—bronchorrhea/bronchospasm—
emesis—lacrimation—salivation
INGESTION
Answer:
Organophosphate exposure
[insecticides]
DUMBELS
Diarrhea
Urination
Miosis
Bronchorrhea
Emesis
Lacrimation
Salivation
INGESTION
Answer: Tricyclic antidepressant ingestion
INGESTION
Answer:
Ethylene glycol ingestion [antifreeze]
o coma
o respiratory depression
o pinpoint pupils
o Cholinergics, clonidine
o Opiates, organophosphates
o Phencyclidine, phenothiazine,
pilocarpine
o Sedatives [barbiturates]
Ingestion of which substance produces these signs and symptoms?
o visual complaints
o abdominal pain
o high anion gap metabolic acidosis
o abdominal discomfort
o Anticholinergics (atropine)
o Antihistamines
o Antidepressants (tricyclic)
o Sympathomimetics (amphetamine, cocaine, LSD)
Ingestion of what type of agent is responsible for the following symptom complex?
• Remember:
• “Dry as a bone, red as a beet, hot as a hare, blind
as a bat, mad as a hatter.”
A child presents with:
GI—Stability—Systemic toxicity—GI/pyloric
scarring