Chapter 31: Care of highly dependent and critically ill children and young people

1. These are the most essential bed-side equipment for all critical care admissions:

  1. Wall suction, fluids, EtCO2 monitor, Guedel airway, ambu-bag, face-mask
  2. ECG, yankuer suction, ambu-bag, suction catheter, Guedel airway
  3. Wall suction, yankuer suction, soft suction catheters, ambu-bag, Guedel airway, face-mask
  4. Yankuer suction, ambu-bag, nurse, drugs, wall suction, suction catheters

Answer: C

2. In an airway emergency, DOPES stands for

  1. Displacement, obstruction, patient, ETT, stomach
  2. Displacement, obstruction, pneumothorax, equipment, stomach
  3. Displacement, obstruction, pale, ETT, stomach
  4. Drowsy, obstruction, pale, equipment, stomach

Answer: B

3. Which of these assessments are non-invasive?

  1. GCS, behaviour, central venous pressure
  2. GCS, central venous pressure, pulse rate
  3. Capillary refill time, heart rate, central venous pressure
  4. Pulse rate, pulse volume, capillary refill time

Answer: D

4. In the deteriorating child a flash capillary refill time shows:

  1. Low cardiac output and vasoconstriction
  2. High cardiac output and vasodilation
  3. High cardiac output and vasoconstriction
  4. Low cardiac output and vasodilation

Answer: B

5. Cardiac output in the deteriorating child can be optimised with:

  1. Fluids only
  2. Drugs only
  3. Antibiotics
  4. Fluids and drugs

Answer: D