NREMT Advanced EMT

Category - Medical Knowledge

While you assess an infant, you notice that their anterior fontanel is sunken in. From your training, you remember that this may indicate what?
  1. Dehydration
  2. Hydrocephalus
  3. Congenital Defect
  4. Meningitis
Explanation
Answer - A - The anterior fontanel should be inspected in all infants. It should be level or slightly sunken and it may pulsate. With dehydration, the anterior fontanel may often fall below the level of the skull and appear sunken.
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