Pediatric Emergencies
Pediatric Emergencies ( 20 Questions)
A 3-year-old child is brought to the emergency room with a head injury after falling from a height. The child is unconscious and not breathing. What is the nurse's immediate action?
A. Administering rescue breaths is the immediate action for an unconscious child who is not breathing. CPR should be initiated immediately.
B. Checking for a pulse can be done after initiating rescue breaths and chest compressions.
C. Initiating chest compressions is part of CPR but should be preceded by rescue breaths.
D. Initiating abdominal thrusts is used for foreign body airway obstruction, not for an unconscious child with a head injury and respiratory distress.
A. Administering rescue breaths is the immediate action for an unconscious child who is not breathing. CPR should be initiated immediately.
B. Checking for a pulse can be done after initiating rescue breaths and chest compressions.
C. Initiating chest compressions is part of CPR but should be preceded by rescue breaths.
D. Initiating abdominal thrusts is used for foreign body airway obstruction, not for an unconscious child with a head injury and respiratory distress.