A 3-year-old child is brought to the emergency department by… | 마이메르시 MyMerci
Child Health
문제
A 3-year-old child is brought to the emergency department by parents who report that the child was playing with small toys and suddenly began coughing violently. The child now appears anxious and is drooling. Which assessment finding would be most indicative of a complete airway obstruction from foreign body aspiration?
1Inspiratory stridor and retractions
2Expiratory wheezing and prolonged expiration
3Wet, productive cough with fever
4Inability to speak or make sounds with cyanosis✓ 정답
해설
Inability to speak or make sounds with cyanosis indicates complete airway obstruction requiring immediate intervention. Other findings suggest partial obstruction or infection.
심화 해설
看護学のコア解説
この問題は、小児における気道異物 (Foreign body aspiration)による完全気道閉塞 (Complete airway obstruction)の最も重要な徴候を問うています。小児、特に3歳以下の幼児は、好奇心旺盛で口に物を入れる傾向があり、気道異物のリスクが高い集団です。異物が気道をどの程度閉塞しているか(部分閉塞 vs 完全閉塞)によって、症状と緊急度が劇的に変わります。