| Patient Assessment |
Not Performed |
Minimal Experience |
Proficient |
| Breath Sounds |
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| Peak Flow Rate |
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| Pulmonary Function Testing |
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| Rate and Work of Breathing |
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| Transcutaneous Monitoring |
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| Interpretation of Lab Results |
Not Performed |
Minimal Experience |
Proficient |
| Arterial Blood Gases |
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| Basic EKG |
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| Blood Chemistry |
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| Chest X-Ray |
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| Equipment/Procedures |
Not Performed |
Minimal Experience |
Proficient |
| Analyze Oxygen |
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| Arterial Line Insertion |
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| Balloon Pumps |
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| Calculate AaDO2 |
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| Calculate Airway Resistance Compliance-Dynamic/Static |
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| Calculate Remaining Time in Individual O2 Tank |
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| Calibration of Equipment |
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| Carboxy-Hemoglobin Determination |
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| Change Regulator for Empty Tank to Full Tank |
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| Chest Physiotherapy |
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| ECMO |
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| Extubate |
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| Extubation Assistance |
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| Infection Control Practices |
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| Intubate |
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| Intubation Assistance |
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| Perfusionist |
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| Pulse Oximetry |
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| Sample FiO2 on Any Set Up |
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| Stress Testing |
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| Thoracentesis Assistance |
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| Ventilate Patient with Manual Resuscitator |
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| Equip./Procedures - Airway Mgmt. Devices/Suctioning |
Not Performed |
Minimal Experience |
Proficient |
| Check Intracuff Pressure |
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| Endotracheal Tube/Suctioning |
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| Nasal Airway Placement/Suctioning |
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| Oral Airway Placement |
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| Oropharyngeal Suctioning |
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| Sputum Specimen Collection |
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| Tracheostomy Suctioning |
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| Equipment/Procedures - Care of Chest Tube |
Not Performed |
Minimal Experience |
Proficient |
| Assessment of Punction/Proper Operation |
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| Placement Assistance |
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| Equipment/Procedures - Drawing Arterial Blood Gases |
Not Performed |
Minimal Experience |
Proficient |
| Arterial Lines |
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| Brachial Artery |
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| Femoral Artery |
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| Radial Artery |
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| Interpretation |
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| Perform Allen’s Test |
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| Equipment/Procedures - Hemodynamic Monitoring |
Not Performed |
Minimal Experience |
Proficient |
| A-Line |
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| Cardiac Output |
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| Swan Ganz-SVO2 |
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| Equipment/Procedures - Incentive Spirometry |
Not Performed |
Minimal Experience |
Proficient |
| IPV |
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| Percussion, Vibration & Postural Drainage |
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| Therapy Vest |
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| Equipment/Procedures - Medication Delivery Systems |
Not Performed |
Minimal Experience |
Proficient |
| Aerosol Heated/Cooled |
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| Aerosol Set Up/Mask |
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| Aerosol Set Up/Trach (Briggs, T-Pierce, Trach Masks) |
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| IPPB (AP5, Bird, TV2P) |
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| Medihaler |
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| Metered Dose Inhalers |
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| Equipment/Procedures - O2 Therapy |
Not Performed |
Minimal Experience |
Proficient |
| Bag & Mask |
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| ET Tube |
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| External CPAP |
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| Face Masks |
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| Nasal Cannula |
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| Nebulizers (Cold, Heated, Hand Held) |
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| Nebulizers (Ultrasonic, Twin Jet, Acorn) |
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| Portable O2 Tank |
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| T-Piece |
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| Trach Collar |
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| Equipment/Procedures - Phlebotomy |
Not Performed |
Minimal Experience |
Proficient |
| Drawing Blood from Central Line |
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| Drawing Blood from Peripheral Line |
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| Drawing Venous Blood |
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| Ventilator Procedures |
Not Performed |
Minimal Experience |
Proficient |
| Assist/Control |
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| Blow-by |
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| Bi-Pap |
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| CPAP |
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| Flow-By |
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| High Frequency Jet Ventialtor |
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| High Frequency Oscillator |
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| IMV |
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| Inverse Ratio Ventilator |
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| PEEP |
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| Pressure Support |
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| Pressure Vents |
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| SIMV |
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| Troubleshooting High Pressure Alarms |
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| Troubleshooting Low Pressure Alarms |
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| Volume Vents |
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| Ventilator Procedures – Mechanics of Ventilators |
Not Performed |
Minimal Experience |
Proficient |
| F/VT |
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|
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| Negative Inspiratory Force |
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|
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| Tidal Volume |
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| VE |
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| Vital Capacity |
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| Ventilator Procedures – Weaning |
Not Performed |
Minimal Experience |
Proficient |
| Negative Inspiratory Force |
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| Tidal Volume |
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| Vital Capacity |
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| Care of Patient with: |
Not Performed |
Minimal Experience |
Proficient |
| Acute/Chronic Bronchitis |
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|
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| ARDS (Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome) |
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| Aspiration |
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| Asthma |
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| Bronchoscopy |
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| Cardiac Surgery |
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| CHF |
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| COPD |
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| Cystic Fibrosis |
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| Epiglottitis |
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| Fresh Tracheostomy |
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| Guillain Barre Syndrome |
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| Hemopneumothorax |
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| Laryngospasm |
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| Myesthenia Gravis |
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| Pneumonia |
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| Pulmonary Edema |
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| Pulmonary Embolism |
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|
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| Smoke Inhalation |
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| Status Asthmaticus |
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| Tension Pneumothorax |
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| Thoracotomy |
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|
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| Tracheo-Esophageal Fistula |
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|
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| Tuberculosis |
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|
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| Medications - Administration of: |
Not Performed |
Minimal Experience |
Proficient |
| Aerobid, Vanceril |
|
|
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| Aminophylline (Theophylline) |
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| Azmacort |
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| Bicarbonate |
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| Coli-Mycin |
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| Combivent |
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| Cromolyn Sodium (Intal) |
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| Decadron |
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| Flonase |
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|
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| Flovent |
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| Gentamycin |
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| Inhaled Steroids |
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|
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| Ipratroplum Bromide (Atrovent) |
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|
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| Isoetharine (Bronkosol) |
|
|
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| Isoproterenol (Isuprel) |
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|
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| Medihalers/Metered Dose Inhalers |
|
|
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| Metaproterenal (Alupent) |
|
|
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| Mucomyst |
|
|
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| Nasalcort |
|
|
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| Racemic Epinephrine (Vaponefrin) |
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|
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| Salbutamol (Albuterol, Proventil, Ventolin) |
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| Spacers (InsperEase, Aerochamber TM) |
|
|
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| Surfactant |
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|
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| Terbutaline Sulfate (Bricanyl) |
|
|
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| Tobramycin |
|
|
|
| Medications – Familiar with Effects of: |
Not Performed |
Minimal Experience |
Proficient |
| Anectine |
|
|
|
| Atropine |
|
|
|
| Corticosteroids |
|
|
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| Digitalis |
|
|
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| Digoxin |
|
|
|
| Dopamine |
|
|
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| Duramorph |
|
|
|
| Heliox Therapy |
|
|
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| Ketamine |
|
|
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| Lidocaine |
|
|
|
| Morphine Sulfate |
|
|
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| Nipride |
|
|
|
| Nitric Oxide Therapy |
|
|
|
| Pavulon |
|
|
|
| Pentamidine Isethionate |
|
|
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| Propofol |
|
|
|
| Theo-Dur |
|
|
|
| Valium |
|
|
|
| Versed |
|
|
|
| Neonatal/Pediatrics - Equipment/Procedures |
Not Performed |
Minimal Experience |
Proficient |
| Assist in High Risk Delivery |
|
|
|
| Capillary Blood Gases |
|
|
|
| ECMO |
|
|
|
| Nasal CPAP |
|
|
|
| O2 to Tent |
|
|
|
| Pressure Manometer |
|
|
|
| Transcutaneous Monitoring |
|
|
|
| Umbilical Artery Catheters |
|
|
|
| Umbilical Blood Gases |
|
|
|
| Neonatal/Pediatrics - Care of an Infant or Child with: |
Not Performed |
Minimal Experience |
Proficient |
| Bronchopulmonary Dysplasis (BPD) |
|
|
|
| Croup |
|
|
|
| Epiglottitis |
|
|
|
| Meconium Aspiration |
|
|
|
| Near Drowning |
|
|
|
| Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension (PPHN) |
|
|
|
| Pulmonary Interstitial Emphysema (PIE) |
|
|
|
| Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS) |
|
|
|
| Respiratory Syncytial Virus |
|
|
|
| Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn |
|
|
|
| General Experience in the Following Units: |
Not Performed |
Minimal Experience |
Proficient |
| Adult ICU |
|
|
|
| Burn ICU |
|
|
|
| Cardiothoracic ICU |
|
|
|
| Emergency Room |
|
|
|
| Medical/Surgical |
|
|
|
| Neonatal ICU Level II |
|
|
|
| Neonatal ICU Level III |
|
|
|
| Pediatric ICU |
|
|
|
| Pediatrics |
|
|
|
| Pulmonary Rehab |
|
|
|
| Recovery Room (PACU) |
|
|
|
| Skilled Nursing |
|
|
|
| Sleep Lab |
|
|
|
| Transplant |
|
|
|
| Transport |
|
|
|
| Ages of Patients Cared for: |
Not Performed |
Minimal Experience |
Proficient |
| Infants and Toddlers - Ages 0-3 Years |
|
|
|
| Young Children - Ages 4-6 Years |
|
|
|
| Older Children - Ages 7-12 Years |
|
|
|
| Adolescents Ages 13-20 Years |
|
|
|
| Young Adults - Ages 21-39 Years |
|
|
|
| Middle Adults - Ages 40-64 Years |
|
|
|
| Older Adults - Ages 65-79 Years |
|
|
|
| Adults - Ages 80 Years + |
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