Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Question and Answer -1:00 pm Tuesday, Fall 10

Develop a question using information from the 2009 edition of our Health, Safety and Nutrition textbook that can be answered within three to six sentences. One student should respond to that question and then post the question she/he developed. One answer per question is allowed. Name the chapter where the answer is located.

18 comments:

  1. Name four methods of transmission of communicable diseases. Chapter 6.

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  2. The four methods of transmission of communicable diseases are:
    a. Airborne
    b. Fecal-oral Transmission
    c. Direct Transmission
    d. Indirect Transmission

    Question: What are the four stages of Illness? (Chapter 6)

    Bailey Segboer

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  3. The four stages of Illness are:
    A.)Incubation
    B.)Prodromal
    C.)Acute
    D.) Convalescence

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  4. What are the signs that a student has a stomachace? (Chapter 7)

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  5. a serious stomache is occuring if the child has continuous discomfort and a fever

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  6. What three factors are required for a communicable illness to occur?

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  7. The three factors that are required for a communicable illness to occur are a pathogen, a susceptible host, and a method of transmission.

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  8. List the four stages of communicable illness.

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  9. Just noticed again that that question had already been asked, so here's a new one that the next person should answer-

    What are some signs that a child has an ear infection?

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  10. Some signs that a child has an ear infection are:

    tugging or rubbing at the ear
    redness of the outer ear
    fever
    dizziness
    irritability
    discharge from the ear canal
    difficulty hearing
    crying when placed in a reclining position
    difficulty sleeping

    Question: What are some symptoms of lead poisoning? (ch. 5)

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  11. Some signs of lead poisoning are...

    irritability
    loss of appetite
    headaches
    unexplained abdominal pain
    constipation
    listlessness
    learning problems (short attention span)
    behavior problems (aggression, impulsivity)

    Question: What are some of the factors that put babies at a higher risk of dying from SIDS? (Chapter 7)

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  12. Several factors that put babies at higher risk for sids are,
    premature birth
    weighing less than 3.5 pounds at birth
    being a male child
    being of African American or american Indian Alaska Native ethnicity
    Having a sibling who also died of SIDS
    Family Poverty
    Prenatal exposure to illicit drugs, such as cocaine, heroin, or methadone
    Maternal Smoking (during and after pregnancy)
    Being born to a Teenage Mother

    Question (Chapter 7): What are the four support groups to help families cope with their grief of baby who passed from SIDS....

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  13. First Candle/SIDS Alliance
    National SIDS Resource center
    Association of SIDS and Infants Mortality Programs
    Canadian Foundation for the Study of infant Deaths

    Question: What are four basic principles of safety management? (chapter 9)

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  14. The four basic safety principles are planning in advance, establishing rules, maintaining quality supervision, and providing for safety education.
    What are some common air polluntants and their health effects? (chapter 8)

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  15. Formaldehyde,carbon monoxide,radon,asbestos,cigarette smoke, paint fumes, lead, numerous household chemicals, and pesticides. Increased rate of respiratory illnesses, allergies, and asthema among children.

    Question: What are contributing factors that may cause children to experience headaches? (Chapter7)

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  16. Bacterial or viral infections, allergies, head injuries, emotional tension or stress, reaction to medication, lead poisoning, hunger, eye strain, nasal congestion, brain tumors, constipation and carbon monoxide poisoning can be causing children to have headaches.

    What are the signs of dehydration? (Chapter 7)

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  17. signs of dehydration are; dryness of the mouth, listlessness, sunken eyes, absence of tears, decreased or no unrinary output, rapid, weak pulse, skin loses elasticity; dough like.

    What are several conditions that are known to inintiate siezure activity in young children? (chapter 5)

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  18. fevers that are high and rise rapidly
    brain damage
    tumors
    head injuries
    drug reactions.

    What are some communicable diseases?

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