Emergency Pediatric Care (EPC) ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Pediatric - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅a specialized medical practice devoted to the care of
the young.
Family-Centered Care - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅effective communication and interaction
with information gathering from family and primary caregivers.
Security Objects - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅objects that make the child feel more secure,
such as pacifiers, blankets, or a favorite toy
Abrasions - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅a portion of skin or of a mucous membrane scraped
away as a result of injury
heat emergency - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅a person with symptoms that include
headache, nausea, and fatigue after exposure to heat may have some measure of a heat-related
illness. Some heat emergencies include heat stress, heat exhaustion, heat cramps, heat stroke
syncopal episode - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅a fainting spell or transient loss of
consciousness, often caused by an interruption of blood flow to the brain
pale - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅lack of color, pallor
Diaphoretic - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅a state of excessive perspiration because of high
physiologic stress
Ibuprofen (Motrin) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
(NSAID) that works by reducing hormones that cause inflammation and pain in the body.
Used to reduce fever and treat pain or inflammation caused by many conditions
Acetaminophen (Tylenol) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅belongs to a class of drugs called
analgesics (pain relievers) and antipyretics (fever reducers).
, breathing - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅the part of the Pediatric Assessment Triangle that
will tell you whether the child's respiratory function is a problem.
circulation - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅the part of the Pediatric Assessment Triangle that
will tell you whether the child is compensating for decreased circulation, because an early
sign is peripheral vascular constriction, which is reflected by skin color and temperature,
capillary refill, and distal versus central pulse quality.
general impression - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅the overall initial impression that
determines the priority for patient care; based on the patient's surroundings, the mechanism of
injury, signs and symptoms, and the chief complaint.
general appearance - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅the part of the Pediatric Assessment
Triangle that will tell you whether the child's physiology is compensated or not compensated
intervene - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅come between, so as to prevent or alter a result or
course of events
Pediatric Assessment Triangle (PAT) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅assessment tool that
allows an integrating rapid formation of a general impression of the type and level of illness
or injury in an infant or child without touching them, consists of assessing appearance, work
of breathing, and circulation to the skin
physiologic urgency - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅how quickly you need to react based on
the findings of the patient's body functions
respiratory distress - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅a clinical state characterized by increased
respiratory rate, effort, and work of breathing
respiratory failure - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅a clinical state of inadequate oxygenation,
ventilation, or both
respiratory arrest - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅the absence of respirations (i.e., apnea) with
detectable cardiac activity
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Pediatric - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅a specialized medical practice devoted to the care of
the young.
Family-Centered Care - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅effective communication and interaction
with information gathering from family and primary caregivers.
Security Objects - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅objects that make the child feel more secure,
such as pacifiers, blankets, or a favorite toy
Abrasions - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅a portion of skin or of a mucous membrane scraped
away as a result of injury
heat emergency - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅a person with symptoms that include
headache, nausea, and fatigue after exposure to heat may have some measure of a heat-related
illness. Some heat emergencies include heat stress, heat exhaustion, heat cramps, heat stroke
syncopal episode - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅a fainting spell or transient loss of
consciousness, often caused by an interruption of blood flow to the brain
pale - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅lack of color, pallor
Diaphoretic - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅a state of excessive perspiration because of high
physiologic stress
Ibuprofen (Motrin) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
(NSAID) that works by reducing hormones that cause inflammation and pain in the body.
Used to reduce fever and treat pain or inflammation caused by many conditions
Acetaminophen (Tylenol) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅belongs to a class of drugs called
analgesics (pain relievers) and antipyretics (fever reducers).
, breathing - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅the part of the Pediatric Assessment Triangle that
will tell you whether the child's respiratory function is a problem.
circulation - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅the part of the Pediatric Assessment Triangle that
will tell you whether the child is compensating for decreased circulation, because an early
sign is peripheral vascular constriction, which is reflected by skin color and temperature,
capillary refill, and distal versus central pulse quality.
general impression - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅the overall initial impression that
determines the priority for patient care; based on the patient's surroundings, the mechanism of
injury, signs and symptoms, and the chief complaint.
general appearance - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅the part of the Pediatric Assessment
Triangle that will tell you whether the child's physiology is compensated or not compensated
intervene - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅come between, so as to prevent or alter a result or
course of events
Pediatric Assessment Triangle (PAT) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅assessment tool that
allows an integrating rapid formation of a general impression of the type and level of illness
or injury in an infant or child without touching them, consists of assessing appearance, work
of breathing, and circulation to the skin
physiologic urgency - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅how quickly you need to react based on
the findings of the patient's body functions
respiratory distress - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅a clinical state characterized by increased
respiratory rate, effort, and work of breathing
respiratory failure - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅a clinical state of inadequate oxygenation,
ventilation, or both
respiratory arrest - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅the absence of respirations (i.e., apnea) with
detectable cardiac activity
