1. What would be an expected systolic BP in infants, toddlers, and preschool aged children?
a. 50 mm Hg
b. 60 mm Hg
c. 70 mm Hg
d. 80 mm Hg
2. You and your partner Larry are dispatched for a call to a man with severe stomach pain. When you arrive on scene you find him lying on the floor of the kitchen in the fetal position. There is vomit on his face and he says he is going to throw up again. He denies falling and says the only thing wrong is that his stomach is killing him. Assessing his abdomen you find it to be very tender to the touch and he moans when you palpate his stomach. He is also breathing very fast at 30 a minute. What other signs and symptoms might you find with this patient?
a. Tachycardia – hypotension – fever
b. Bottle of poison, cyanosis, and crepitus
c. Broken ribs, hypertension, and deep, rapid breathing
d. Rebound tenderness – metabolic acidosis