Public Health & Community Medicine Flashcards
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Which sleep setup best reduces the risk of SIDS and sleep-related infant death?
Answer: Supine on a firm, flat surface with no loose bedding
AAP safe sleep guidance calls for back sleeping on a firm flat surface in a bare crib or bassinet.
Parents ask about sleeping arrangements. Which advice is consistent with current safe sleep recommendations?
Answer: Room-share without bed-sharing, ideally for at least the first 6 months
Room-sharing on a separate sleep surface lowers SIDS risk, while bed-sharing and positioners raise risk.
Which method is preferred for hand hygiene when hands are not visibly soiled?
Answer: Alcohol-based hand rub
Alcohol-based hand rub is preferred for routine care when hands are not visibly soiled, except with C. difficile or spore exposure.
Before discharge, a preterm infant of 34 weeks should receive which car seat–related assessment?
Answer: Car seat tolerance screening
Infants born before 37 weeks should be observed in their car seat to check for apnea, bradycardia, or desaturation.
The 'Period of PURPLE Crying' program is designed to prevent which injury?
Answer: Abusive head trauma
The program teaches caregivers about normal infant crying to reduce frustration and shaking.
What is the recommended guidance about pacifiers for a breastfed infant?
Answer: Offer at sleep times once breastfeeding is well established
Pacifier use at sleep may lower SIDS risk and can be offered once breastfeeding is established.
Which household factor most increases an infant's risk for SIDS and respiratory illness?
Answer: Exposure to tobacco smoke
Prenatal and postnatal tobacco smoke exposure is a major modifiable risk factor for SIDS.
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