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infants and Children
Infants and Children
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Child from 12-18 years of age | Adolescent |
| "soft spot" at the front of an infant's skull where bones have not yet fused together | Fontanelle |
| Flowing oxygen over the face of a small child so it will be inhaled | Blow by oxygen |
| Child from 6 to 12 years of age | School aged child |
| Child from 1-3 years of age | Toddler |
| Feeding tube placed through the abdominal wall directly into the stomach | Gastrostomy Tube |
| Child between birth and 1 year of age | Newborn or infant |
| Bacterial infection that produces swelling of the epiglotis and partial airway obstruction | Epiglottitis |
| Sudden unexplained death during sleep of an apparently healthy baby in its first year of life | Sudden Infant Death Synrome (SIDS) |
| Complication of a rapidly rising temperature | Febrile Seizure |
| Group of viral illnesses that cause inflammation of the larnyx, trachea, and bronchi | Croup |
| Tube placed through the neck into the trachea to create an open airway | Tracheostomy tube |
| Drainage device that runs from the brain to the abdomen to relieve excess cerebrospinal fluid | Shunt |
| Intravenous line that is placed close to the heart | Cenral Line |