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20 Cards in this Set
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adolescents
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children between 12-18 y/o
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apparent life-threatening event (ALTE)
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an event that causes unresponsiveness, cyanosis, and apnea in an infant, who then resumes breathing with stimulation
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child abuse
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any improper or excessive action that in jures or otherwise harms a child or infant
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dehydration
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a state in which fluid losses are greater then fluid intake, leading to shock and possible death
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dependent lividity
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pooling of the blood in the lower parts of the body after death
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febrile seizure
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seizure caused by high fever
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gastrostomy tube
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a feeding tube placed directly through the wall of the abdomen; used in PT's who cannot ingest liquids or solids
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generalized tonic-clonic seizure
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a seizure that features rhythmic back-and-forth motion of an extremity and body stiffness
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hypoventilation
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reduced minute volume, either from reduced rate and/or depth of breathing
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infancy
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the first year of life
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meningitis
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inflammation of the meninges that cover the spinal cord and the brain
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neisseria meningitidis
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a form of bacterial meningitis characterized by rapid onset of symptoms, often leading to shock and death
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neonatal
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the first month after birth
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preschool-age
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children between 3-6 y/o
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rigor mortis
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stiffening of the body after death
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shaken baby syndrome
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bleeding within the head and damage to the cervical spine of an infant who has been shaken/abused
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shunt
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a tube that diverts excess cerebrospinal fluid from the brain to the abdomen
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sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
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death of an infant or young child that remains unexplained after a complete autopsy
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toddler
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children from 1-3 y/o
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tracheostomy tube
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a tube inserted into the trachea in children who cannot breathe on their own; passes through the neck directly into the major airways
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