Challenge Yourself With 52 Quizzes
Covers all pediatric age sizes, and a wide range of various real-life trauma and medical emergencies
Instructor
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Scott DeBoer
RN, MSN, CPEN, CEN (Ret), CFRN (Ret), EMT-P
Scott DeBoer RN, MSN, CPEN, CEN (Ret), CFRN (Ret), EMT-P, is an international pediatric seminar leader and nurse consultant with over 30 years of nursing experience who obtained his master's degree in critical care nursing from Purdue University. Scott retired in 2015 from flight nursing after 20 plus years at the University of Chicago Hospitals “UCAN flight team.” Scott is the primary seminar leader for Pedi-Ed-Trics Emergency Medical Solutions, LLC, a seminar company he founded and dedicated to saving the lives of children through education. Scott has authored four "Certified Pediatric Emergency Nurse Review" books, the only step-by-step photo guide for removing body piercings in the ER, a neonatal emergencies handbook, "Peds Pearls: Tear-Out, Tips, Tricks & Treasures From the Trenches" Volumes 1 and 2, and recently produced the all-new color-coded 6th edition of the Pedi-Wheel. All of Scott’s books are written for nurses, paramedics, and respiratory professionals. For over 30 years, Scott has worked in neonatal/pediatric/adult flight nursing, as well as, staff nurse positions in intensive care and emergency/trauma nursing. He has also taught as a clinical nursing instructor at Purdue University and is a member of AACN, ENA, and ASTNA. In addition, Scott serves as a legal nurse consultant with various national law firms as an expert witness for nursing and EMS malpractice issues. Scott has written well over 100 pediatric and critical care articles for Neonatal Network, Critical Care Nurse, Journal of Emergency Nursing, AirMed, Emergency Medical Services, Air-Medical Journal, EMS World, and Nursing Spectrum. In recognition of his significant contributions in medical transport journalism, he was honored by the Air & Surface Transport Nurses Association to be a recipient of their Jordan Award. Scott is often heard on various podcasts discussing pediatric emergencies for medical professionals and has appeared on the series Trauma Center and several episodes of the television show E.R. as a flight nurse opposite Anthony Edwards and George Clooney. In 1994 Scott married Lisa Banter-DeBoer and they have two adult children. Scott and Lisa have owned and operated Pedi-Ed-Trics (formerly Peds-R-Us) together since the late 1990’s. Even with nearly 50 teaching engagements on neonatal, pediatric, & "big-people" emergency topics somewhere in the world every year, Scott still manages to find time to coordinate local outdoor movie nights, events at his church, and hold certifications in emergency, critical care, trauma, and flight nursing.
Course Curriculum
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Welcome to Scenarios in Seconds: Critical Calculations & Color Coding Kids!
- Scenarios In Seconds Intro... **VIEW, SO YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO!**
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_Pre-Course**
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Scenario #1: 38-year old, G11, P10. Her contractions are 30-seconds apart and she is full-term. The baby pops out and appears to be big, moving, and actively crying.
- Scenario Card 1
- Scenario #1 Quick Tip Video ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #1 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_1**
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Scenario #2: 10-year old in respiratory distress with a history of Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy since the age of 6. He is managed at home with nasal BiPAP.
- Scenario Card 2
- Scenario #2 Quick Tip Video ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #2 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_2**
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Scenario #3: 3-month old who the "baby daddy/boyfriend" says "won't wake up." The infant is unresponsive and barely breathing.
- Scenario Card 3
- Scenario #3 Quick Tip Video ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #3 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_3**
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Scenario #4: 4-year old with mild shortness of breath. Mom says she has a history of "asthma."
- Scenario Card 4
- Scenario #4 Quick Tip Video ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #4 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_4**
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Scenario #5: 6-month old, 8 kg child, with a history of "heart problems" (unrepaired Tetralogy of Fallot). The child is blue, in moderate respiratory distress, and the parents have the child's knees drawn up to his chest.
- Scenario Card 5
- Scenario #5 Quick Tip Video ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #5 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_5**
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Scenario #6: 6-month old presents with a runny nose, wheezy cough, and mildly increased work of breathing. He has no significant past history.
- Scenario Card 6
- Scenario #6 Quick Tip Video ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #6 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_6**
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Scenario #7: 28-year old G1, P0 whose "bag of water" just broke and it looked like "pea soup." The baby pops out, appears to be full-term, but is floppy, unresponsive, and covered in thick goo.
- Scenario Card 7
- Scenario #7 Quick Tip Video ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #7 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_7**
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Scenario #8: 6-year old with a partial right lower extremity amputation from a farm accident. He is barely conscious and "going into shock."
- Scenario Card 8
- Scenario #8 Quick Tip Video ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #8 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_8*
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Scenario #9: 2-year old with "croup." She is awake and alert with no respiratory distress, but she has an audible "barky cough."
- Scenario Card 9
- Scenario #9 Quick Tip Video ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #9 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_9**
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Scenario #10: 10-year old who suffered a "drive-by" gunshot wound to the neck. He is unable to move his right side and can't feel his left side.
- Scenario Card 10
- Scenario #10 Quick Tip Video ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #10 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_10**
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Scenario #11: 3-day old, 4 kg (full term) baby who is "blue all over" with a distinct heart murmur. Amazingly, the baby is awake and not in respiratory distress.
- Scenario Card 11
- Scenario #11 Quick Tip VIdeo ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #11 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_11**
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Scenario #12: 4-month old who fell from a changing room table. She is unconscious and exhibiting spontaneous decorticate posturing.
- Scenario Card 12
- Scenario #12 Quick Tip Video ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #12 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_12**
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Scenario #13: 2-years and 4-months old little girl is awake and alert with moderate respiratory distress and an audible "barky cough."
- Scenario Card 13
- Scenario #13 Quick Tip Video ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #13 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_13**
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Scenario #14: 7-year old with a history of severe congenital heart disease. She is awake with good perfusion, but the monitor shows ventricular tachycardia.
- Scenario Card 14
- Scenario #14 Quick Tip Video ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #14 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_14**
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Scenario #15: 10-year old who ingested a "Tide Pod" (laundry cleaner) on a dare. He's alert and actively vomiting with no respiratory distress.
- Scenario Card 15
- Scenario #15 Quick Tip Video ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #15 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_15**
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Scenario #16: 7-year old that EMS just pulled unconscious from a house. EMS says the carbon monoxide (CO) detector was going off.
- Scenario Card 16
- Scenario #16 Quick Tip Video ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #16 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_16**
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Scenario #17: 2-year old who reportedly "bit into an electrical cord." She is awake and crying with no respiratory distress.
- Scenario Card 17
- Scenario #17 Quick Tip Video ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #17 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_17**
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Scenario #18: 7-year old with a severe sore throat and respiratory distress. She's sitting up and drooling with an axillary temperature of 102F (38.9C). She denies choking on anything and mom mentions that her "shots are NOT up to date."
- Scenario Card 18
- Scenario #18 Quick Tip Video ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #18 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_18**
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Scenario #19: 4-year old who burned both hands on a stove. She is awake and crying.
- Scenario Card 19
- Scenario #19 Quick Tip Video ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #19 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_19**
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Scenario #20: Your crew just orally intubated a 1-year old in full arrest. There are clear breath sounds on the right, but none on the left.
- Scenario Card 20
- Scenario #20 Quick Tip Video ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #20 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_20**
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Scenario #21: 8-year old who was struck by a car. She's in severe respiratory distress with "seesaw/paradoxical" chest movement with each breath.
- Scenario Card 21
- Scenario #21 Quick Tip Video ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #21 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_21**
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Scenario #22: 10-year old with a known cardiac history. He is in full arrest and the monitor shows ventricular fibrillation.
- Scenario Card 22
- Scenario #22 Quick Tip Video ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #22 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_22**
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Scenario #23: 4-year old with nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea for 2-days. She is listless, but with good pedal pulses, and 2-3 seconds capillary refill.
- Scenario Card 23
- Scenario #23 Quick Tip Video ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #23 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_23**
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Scenario #24: 6-month old, 8 kg child with a fever of 102F (38.9C). He is sleepy, but arousable and has good pedal pulses.
- Scenario Card 24
- Scenario #24 Quick Tip Video ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #24 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_24**
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Scenario #25: 1-year old whose mom says is having a "fever seizure." The seizure lasted for 2-minutes and her axillary temperature is 103F (39.4C).
- Scenario Card 25
- Scenario #25 Quick Tip Video ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #25 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_25**
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Scenario #26: 2-year old who recently had a heart transplant for cardiomyopathy. She is in moderate respiratory distress with crackles throughout her lung fields.
- Scenario Card 26
- Scenario #26 Quick Tip Video ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #26 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_26**
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Scenario #27: Full term newborn at a planned home-delivery. The midwife says the baby is in "full arrest."
- Scenario Card 27
- Scenario #27 Quick Tip Video ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #27 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_27**
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Scenario #28: 6-year old with a known cardiac history of supraventricular tachycardia (SVT). He is lethargic with poor peripheral perfusion.
- Scenario Card 28
- Scenario #28 Quick Tip Video ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #28 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_28**
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Scenario #29: You are dispatched to a local pool for a 2-year old who "drowned."
- Scenario Card 29
- Scenario #29 Quick Tip Video ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #29 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_29**
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Scenario #30: 10-year old involved in a high-speed motor vehicle crash with air bag deployment. He was an unrestrained, front seat passenger now having neck pain and difficulty breathing.
- Scenario Card 30
- Scenario #30 Quick Tip Video ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #30 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_30**
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Scenario #31: 3-and-a-half year old with "the flu." She is alert, interactive, and in no distress.
- Scenario Card 31
- Scenario #31 Quick Tip Video ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #31 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_31**
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Scenario #32: 2-year old who fell from a second story window. She is unconscious and hypotensive with abdominal bruising and distension.
- Scenario Card 32
- Scenario #32 Quick Tip Video ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #32 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_32**
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Scenario #33: 7-month old with a "really fast heart rate of 240." He is awake, and alert with good peripheral perfusion.
- Scenario Card 33
- Scenario #33 Quick Tip Video ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #33 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_33**
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Scenario #34: 4-month old that firefighters have just pulled from a house fire. She is "burned all over."
- Scenario Card 34
- Scenario #34 Quick Tip Video ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #34 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_34**
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Scenario #35: 2-year old who's sleepy, breathing fast, and "has been peeing like a race horse." She's pink, warm, and dry with rapid and deep respirations.
- Scenario Card 35
- Scenario #35 Quick Tip Video ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #35 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_35**
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Scenario #36: 6-year old with a history of "really bad asthma." He is in profound respiratory distress upon arrival despite using his inhaler multiple times.
- Scenario Card 36
- Scenario #36 Quick Tip Video ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #36 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_36**
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Scenario #37: 6-year old with a sword impaled in his left chest (dare to be different!) He is awake and understandably scared out of his mind.
- Scenario Card 37
- Scenario #37 Quick Tip Video ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #37 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_37**
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Scenario #38: 10-year old with difficulty breathing and a history of cystic fibrosis. He's alert, but has moderate respiratory distress.
- Scenario Card 38
- Scenario #38 Quick Tip Video ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #38 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_38**
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Scenario #39: 3-years and 5 months old was found next to an open bottle of Tylenol (acetaminophen). She's awake and alert with good perfusion.
- Scenario Card 39
- Scenario #39 Quick Tip Video ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #39 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_39**
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Scenario #40: 3-year old with a history of mild developmental delay, "Named After Some Doctor Syndrome" and a "tummy ache." Vitals are normal and she's pink, warm, and dry.
- Scenario Card 40
- Scenario #40 Quick Tip Video ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #40 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_40**
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Scenario #41: 6-month old, unrestrained/front seat passenger in respiratory arrest after a motor vehicle crash with air bag deployment. Intubation attempts by medics were unsuccessful due to "anatomy that doesn't look right."
- Scenario Card 41
- Scenario #41 Quick Tip Video ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #41 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_41**
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Scenario #42: 9-year old with a history of cerebral palsy. He has mild respiratory distress from pneumonia.
- Scenario Card 42
- Scenario #42 Quick Tip Video ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #42 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_42**
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Scenario #43: 9-year old with a crush injury to his left lower leg. He is no longer entrapped, but is complaining of severe pain with weak pedal pulses.
- Scenario Card 43
- Scenario #43 Quick Tip Video ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #43 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_43**
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Scenario #44: 6-year old who fell off the back of an ATV onto his head and chest. He is hypotensive, pale, and diaphoretic with equal breath sounds bilaterally.
- Scenario Card 44
- Scenario #44 Quick Tip Video ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #44 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_44**
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Scenario #45: 4-year old who just suffered a gunshot wound to her right lower chest. She has diminshed breath sounds on the right side and her abdomen is distended.
- Scenario Card 45
- Scenario #45 Quick Tip Video ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #45 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_45**
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Scenario #46: 4-year old who was just attacked by a zombie. She has massive facial trauma and severe respiratory distress.
- Scenario Card 46
- Scenario #46 Quick Tip Video ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #46 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_46**
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Scenario #47: 11-year old who took "a handful of mom's meds" (antidepressants) as a suicide attempt.
- Scenario Card 47
- Scenario #47 Quick Tip Video ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #47 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_47**
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Scenario #48: 8-year old with a complete left upper extremity amputation from a car accident coming home from ballet class. She is awake, but understandably in severe pain
- Scenario Card 48
- Scenario #48 Quick Tip Video ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #48 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_48**
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Scenario #49: 10-year old who was pinned between a truck bumper and a garage door. He is awake, but complaining of severe pain in his hips and lower legs.
- Scenario Card 49
- Scenario #49 Quick Tip Video ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #49 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_49**
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Scenario #50: 9-year old who was "wrestling" with his older teen brother. He was "pile drived" into the floor and now is having difficulty moving his arms (but not his legs).
- Scenario Card 50
- Scenario #50 Quick Tip Video ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #50 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_50**
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Scenario #51: 8-month old who is seizing, febrile, and has a purple rash all over his body.
- Scenario Card 51
- Scenario #51 Quick Tip Video ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #51 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_51**
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Scenario #52: 5-and-a-half year old who fell off the slide during recess. He is awake, alert, crying, and actively moving all extremities.
- Scenario Card 52
- Scenario #52 Quick Tip Video ** WATCH SHORT VIDEO BEFORE TAKING QUIZ **
- Scenario #52 Quiz
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_52**
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Final Course Evaluation (After All 52 Scenarios Are Completed)
- **MUST COMPLETE FOR EMS OR NURSING CONTACT HOURS_Post-Course**
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