PALS Post Test Questions and Answers

PALS Post Test Questions and Answers (Verified Answers)

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 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, 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. 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?

Correct answer: 40 Joules

Question: You are the team leader during a pediatric

resuscitation attempt. which action is an element of high quality CPR?

Correct answer: Allowing complete chest wall recoil after

each compression

Question: You are caring for a 3 month old boy with a 2 day

history of fever, vomiting and diarrhea. His parents state that he has been sleeping much more. His HR is 190/min, temp is