A6-month-old has been stung on the tongue after putting a bottle in his mouth that had a bee on the nipple. in comparison to the same injury in an adult, why would the emt be more concerned with this child?

Bee sting in a child is really a concern than with the adult because this would cause anaphylaxis, which is a fatal reaction of severe allergy. The effects are swelling, sweating, and pain, difficulty in breathing, dizziness and shock. In this life-threatening scenario, infant really needs immediate care for their immune system and other body organs are not yet fully develop to fight for the allergic reaction.

the peripheral nervous system or pns contains the nerves, which leave the brain and the spinal cord and travel to certain areas of the body. the peripheral nervous system's main job is to send information gathered by the body's sensory receptors to the cns as quickly as possible.

the level of progesterone is low at the pre-ovulatory phase of the cycle but it gradually increases and the levels are high at the luteal phase. if pregnancy occurs, the level of progesterone will be high throughout the pregnancy.

if egg is fertilized and the mother gets pregnant, progesterone starts preparing the uterus for the implantation. it starts building up the lining of uterus and make it hostile of the period of pregnancy.