A Trauma Physician Orders an Intraosseous (IO) Infusion for an 8-Year-Old

question 2

Multiple Choice

A trauma physician orders an intraosseous (IO) infusion for an 8-year-old child. A nurse uses the EZ-IO to insert the IO infusion knowing that intraosseous infusions are used for:

• A)home antibiotic therapy.
• B)long-term nutritional support in children.
• C)delivery of fluids, electrolytes, and medications to children and adults when venous access is not attainable.
• D)delivery of fluids and medications only to children younger than 6 years old.

Distinguish between the anatomical positions associated with chest or precordial leads.

Grasp the physiological basis behind the ECG waveform generation, including the function of specific cardiac nodes and fibers.

Acknowledge the importance of standardization and reliability in ECG interpretation.

Understand the relevance of intervals and segments in ECG analysis.

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Definitions:

Sensation

The initial process of detecting and encoding environmental energy (e.g., light, sound) through the sensory organs.

Blue

A color, part of the visual spectrum, that is perceived when light has a dominant wavelength of roughly 450 to 495 nanometers.

Green

Often associated with the color representing nature, growth, renewal, and environmental sustainability.

Trichromatic Theory

A theory of color vision that suggests our eyes can perceive color because they can detect three different wavelengths of light corresponding to red, green, and blue.