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PALS 2021 EXAM WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS
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Question : A 6 month old infant is unresponsive. You
begin checking for breathing at the same time you check for the infants pulse. Which is the maximum time you should spend when trying to simultaneously check for breathing and palpate the infants pulse before starting CPR?
CORRECT ANSWER : 10 seconds
Question : A 4 year old child is brought to the emergency
department for seizures. The seizures stopped a few minutes ago, but the child continues to have slow and irregular respirations. Which condition is most consistent with your assessment?
CORRECT ANSWER : Disordered Control of
Breathing
Question : An 8 year old child is brought to the
emergency department with a 2 day history of lethargy
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and polyuria. The child has new onset rapid, deep, and labored breathing. Which diagnostic test should you order first?
CORRECT ANSWER : blood glucose
Question : After rectal administration of diazepam, an 8
year old boy with a history of seizures is no unresponsive to painful stimuli. His respirations are shallow, at a rate of 10/min. His Oxygen saturation is 94% on 2L of NC oxygen. On examination, the child is snoring with poor chest rise and poor air entry bilaterally. What action should you take next?
CORRECT ANSWER : Reposition the patient, and
insert an oral airway
Question : After rectal administration of diazepam, an 8
year old boy with a history of seizures is no unresponsive to painful stimuli. His respirations are shallow, at a rate of 10/min. His Oxygen saturation is 94% on 2L of NC oxygen. On examination, the child is snoring with poor chest rise and poor air entry bilaterally. After repositioning the patient and you insert an Oral airway,
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the patient continues to deteriorate. What next step is the most appropriate?
CORRECT ANSWER : Provide bag mask ventilation
Question : A 6 year old child is found unresponsive, not
breathing, and without a pulse. one health care worker leaves to activate the emergency response system and get the resuscitation equipment. You and another healthcare provider immediatly begin CPR. Which compression to ventilation ratio do you use?
CORRECT ANSWER : 15:2
Question : In post resuscitation management after cardiac
arrest, extra care should be taken to avoid repercussion injury. what should the ideal oxygen saturation range most likely be?
CORRECT ANSWER : 94%-99%
Question : A 3 year old child is in cardiac arrest, and high
quality CPR is in progress. You are the team leader. The first rhythm check reveals the rhythm shown here.
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Defibrillation is attempted with a shock dose of 2 J/kg.after administration of the shock, what should you say to you team members?
CORRECT ANSWER : "resume compressions"
Question : A 4 year old child in cardiac arrest is brought
to the emergency department by ambulance. High quality CPR is being performed. The cardiac monitor displays the rhythm strip shown here. The estimated weight of the child is 20 kg. What dose range should you use for the initial defibrillation?
CORRECT ANSWER : 2-4 J/kg
Question : A 4 year old child in cardiac arrest is brought
to the emergency department by ambulance. High quality CPR is being performed. The cardiac monitor displays the rhythm strip shown here. The estimated weight of the child is 20 kg. As the team leader, how many joules do you tell your team member to use to perform initial Defib?