Patient ran into the goal post while playing hockey. He fell and sustained a torn meniscus of the left leg. This is a subsequent encounter

Which of the following best describes the significance of finding an abrasion during the prehospital assessment of the pediatric trauma patient?

A) Abrasions are superficial wounds and not of particular concern in the prehospital setting. B) There is a risk of infection. C) There is proportionally greater fluid loss when compared with an adult. D) It is a possible indication of more significant trauma beneath the abrasion.

Which of the following differences in the pediatric respiratory system should be considered when assessing the pediatric patient? 1. You will most likely note that the child's abdomen rises and falls during respiration, more than that of an adult. 2. Breath sounds from functional areas of the lung may be transmitted through the chest wall such that a pneumothorax may go undetected. 3. The

resiliency of the pediatric ribs causes them to absorb most of the energy from blunt trauma, thereby protecting the underlying organs. 4. Although a child's smaller ribs fracture more easily, it is uncommon to see rib fractures in the abused child. 5. The pediatric patient will more readily display mediastinal shift with a tension pneumothorax. A) 1, 4, and 5 B) 1, 2, 3, and 5 C) 1, 2, and 5 D) 2, 3, and 4