You are called to a poorly maintained home for an unresponsi…

You are called to a poorly maintained home for an unresponsive 5-year-old and your initial assessment reveals a patient who appears emaciated and looks more like a 3-year-old. Your assessment of the patient indicates no pertinent medical history, the blood pressure is 60/40, respirations are 14 and shallow, pulse is 140, blood sugar is 78 and pulse oximetry readings are unobtainable. After providing ventilatory support, which of the following should you administer next?

While transporting an intubated 6-year-old submersion victim…

While transporting an intubated 6-year-old submersion victim to the hospital from a scene, you note the patient’s heart rate changes from 122 to 64 gradually during transport. His skin color was pink and is now pale and cold to the touch. After confirming the endotracheal tube is still in place, what another likely cause for the heart rate change?

While assessing a 6-year-old with difficulty breathing and a…

While assessing a 6-year-old with difficulty breathing and a fever you find a pulse oximetry reading of 92%. The patient is responsive to his father’s voice but otherwise seems lethargic. Which of the following finding would lead you to suspect the child has a lower airway complication?