You receive a call that there is an infant in the lodge who seems to be having difficulty breathing. As you approach the scene with a new candidate patroller, you ask him the normal respiratory rate for infants. Which of the following is within the normal range?
a. 10 breaths per minute.
b. 15 breaths per minute.
c. 25 breaths per minute.
d. 60 breaths per minute.
Question 2
Which of the following statements about respiratory accessory muscles is not correct?
a. They are recruited whenever the body's oxygen demand exceeds oxygen availability.
b. They include chest, shoulder, and abdominal muscles.
c. They bring more oxygen into the body by helping the chest wall expand more fully.
d. They decrease negative internal chest pressure to draw more air into the lungs.
Infant and neonatal mortality, 1940 - 2003.
Breathing Concept Map
Infant Mortality Rates Worldwide
Infant: 4 weeks to 1 year.
Perform Infant Rescue Breathing
Infant bonding and attachment to the caregiver