Exam 45: Shock, Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome, and Burns in Children

When circulatory collapse prevents using the intravenous route for burn fluid resuscitation in children,fluids may be given via _____ cannulation.

When an infant or child is greater than ___% dehydrated,hypotension occurs.

The most common type of shock in children is:

Children younger than 2 years have a significantly higher risk for associated morbidity and mortality after thermal injury.

Which statement is false about how the body compensates for cardiogenic shock in a child?

Approximately 80% of all nosocomial infections in children are a result of:

Viruses,fungi,or rickettsial microorganisms cause about 40% of nosocomial infections in children.

Shock is present in children when there are signs of poor systemic perfusion with normal,low,or high blood pressure.

The severity of burn injury is assessed by:

Scar tissue is metabolically inactive and avascular.

To determine a child's response to fluid therapy for shock,the nurse should monitor:

Excessive skin blood flow may be present in _____ shock.

MATCHING Match the terms with the corresponding descriptions. -Cigarette burns and curling irons

Children are at high risk for pulmonary complications because of:

The most common type of burn injury in very young children is flame injury.

In children in shock,crystalloids and colloids are generally administered in boluses of ___ ml/kg.