Are adults and children the same?

Children’s bodies are different from adults’ bodies. They are more likely to get sick or severely injured. They breathe in more air per pound of body weight than adults do. They have thinner skin, and more of it per pound of body weight (higher surface-to-mass ratio).

Are children’s lungs weaker than adults?

In general, pediatric airways are smaller, less rigid, and more prone to obstruction. Children also have higher respiratory rates than adults making them more susceptible to agents in the air.

Are children smarter nowadays?

Kids today seem to be able to do things that are well beyond their age. Children now often start school already knowing how to read and write. They’re also a whiz at technology, often better than many adults. Kids also seem to know and understand complex ideas at younger ages.

Is a child’s heart smaller than an adults?

Children, however, generally have a higher resting heart rate than adults because they have a smaller heart size, decreased stroke volume, and decreased blood volume.

Why are children’s lives longer than adults?

Children, ideally, are around longer in the world than adults. Not only do they live longer, allowing more time in which to develop diseases with long latency, but they also have longer to live with disabilities. In addition, they inherit the world we are creating, with all its problems and promises.

What is the age range for children?

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How does the environment affect children differently than adults?

1. Children often have different, and sometimes unique, exposures to environmental hazards from those of adults. 2. Due to their dynamic developmental physiology children are often subjected to higher exposures to pollutants found in air, water and food.

Why do babies have more skin problems than adults?

Babies have a surface area to volume ratio three times that of adults and in toddlers the ratio is twice that of adults. Also, children tend to have more skin exposed and more cuts, abrasions and rashes than adults; this could easily lead to increased dermal absorption as a proportion of body weight.