**Last Name:(optional)***WBlackford@phcsday.comPHONE: (937) 312-3640Dayton, OH 45459332 Congress Park DrivePremier Health Care Services, Inc.Education/EMS CoordinatorWanda BlackfordFor More Information Contact.Your Answers(250 character max.) Please Select a State AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY Personal Information...InstructionsPost-Test Answer PagePrehospital Evaluation and Treatment of Children with Special Respiratory NeedsEDUCATION/EMS DIVISION

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Fill out some information about you and your EMS squad belowSelect the best answer below for each question or statement from the quizUpon recieving a passing grade you will receive FREE CEU credits.

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First Name:Address:City:State:Zip Code:Phone:Email:Squad:Chief:EMS Med. Dir.:Hospitals Served:

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1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.15.16.17.18.19.20. Please Select an Answer Care givers SCOPE programs Local Children’s hospital All of the above Please Select an Answer A personal patient file that contains important patient information and contact information A special pediatric airway device A technique for venous acces in pediatric patients A Performance Improvement tool for EMS providers Please Select an Answer Establishing what is “normal” baseline for the patient Ask about birth history ABC’s Establishing the most current list of medications and allergies Please Select an Answer Ask the primary caregiver for an inservice on how to use the equipment Read the instruction manual Contact medical control for advice Treat the patient, not the equipment Please Select an Answer An Ambu-bag A urine collection device A kit available from the caregiver containing patient specific medical equipment and medications A bag that stays at home at all times Please Select an Answer This is a high-risk child and requires in-hospital evaluation There are two blinking lights on the monitor, one for heart rate, one for respiratory rate. Use them to help you assess the patient’s status Assume that the monitory is not functioning properly and reset the alarms. Assume that the caregivers are more familiar with the child and equipment than you are. Please Select an Answer Lack of respiratory effort Airway obstruction Power failure All of the above Please Select an Answer No, the hospital is stocked with pediatric respiratory equipment No, the device is only serviced by home health equipment agencies No, the equipment is expensive and if it breaks you may need to pay for replacement or repair Yes. Even if it is inoperable, the equipment should go with the patient Please Select an Answer The patients are usually unstable The trach tube may be removed to suction the patient They often come with a filter /humidifier which can be removed to ventilate Patients < 2 years old never have tracheostostomy tubes Please Select an Answer Excessive production of thick mucous in the lungs and GI tract Genetic under-developed lungs Childhood asthma Few live to adulthood Please Select an Answer COPD RSV Asthma Apnea Please Select an Answer Often occurs in premature, low birthweight infants Lungs lack surfactant, a chemical in the alveoli that reduces surface tension Most deaths associated with BPD occur in the first year of life All of the above Please Select an Answer Often a result of long term intubation shortly after birth Results in weakening and collapse of tracheal walls Responds to epinephrine All of the above Please Select an Answer Often a result of congenital abnormality Must be surgically corrected Tracheostomy is often present All of the above Please Select an Answer 12F with cuff 12F without cuff 12F fenestrated Any of the above are appropriate Please Select an Answer Don’t Open Position of Epiglottis Displacement, Obstruction, Pulmonary problems, Equipment malfunction Drugs used for rapid sequence intubation The operator’s title Please Select an Answer Adjusting positive inspiratory pressure An alarm setting Positive End Expiratory Pressure A variance of ‘tweet’ and ‘twitter’ Please Select an Answer Airway obstruction with mucous plug Low battery Leaks in the ET tube All of the above Please Select an Answer Expiratory pressure is higher then inspiratory pressure CPAP and BiPAP may be substituted for endotracheal intubation in patients with respiratory failure CPAP or BiPAP may be helpful temporizing measures in awake patient with respiratory distress CPAP and BiPAP have a role in prehospital and inpatient care Please Select an Answer They should always obtain their care at a pediatric tertiary care facility They are cared for in their homes by compassionate and knowledgeable caregivers They rarely require EMS services They rarely survive to adulthood.

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