PALS Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

In which of the following situations may IO access be used? Answer - An extremity with slow capillary refill time. A 2 - week old infant is being evaluated irritability and poor feeding. His blood pressure is 55/40 mm Hg and capillary refill time is 5 seconds. Which statement best describes your assessment of this infants blood pressure?Answer - It is Hypotensive You are caring for patients in the emergency department. Which two year old requires immediate interventions?Answer - A c...

In which of the following situations may IO access be used? - Answer- An extremity with slow capillary refill time. A 2 - week old infant is being evaluated irritability and poor feeding. His blood pressure is 55/40 mm Hg and capillary refill time is 5 seconds. Which statement best describes your assessment of this infants blood pressure? - Answer- It is Hypotensive You are caring for patients in the emergency department. Which two year old requires immediate interventions? - Answer- A chi...

PALS Test Questions With Best Solutions In which of the following situations may IO access be used? -Correct Answer-An extremity with slow capillary refill time. A 2 - week old infant is being evaluated irritability and poor feeding. His blood pressure is 55/40 mm Hg and capillary refill time is 5 seconds. Which statement best describes your assessment of this infants blood pressure? -Correct Answer-It is Hypotensive You are caring for patients in the emergency department. Which two year...

PALS Exam Questions And Answers 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 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 respirat...

PALS 2024 PERFECTLY ARRANGED CPR -ANS-If no pulse or hr <60 START 1 rescuer- 30:2 2 rescuer- 15:2 Rate- 100-120 Depth 5 cm 2 inches Q2 mins change compressors, check pulse, check rhythm, weight broslo tape Assessment -ANS-Airway Breathing Circulation Disability -level of consciousness Exposure- temp 2nd assessment -ANS-Signs Allergies Meds Pmh Last meal Events airway -ANS-Sat 94-99 5 point auscultation c02-yellow Waveform cap >10 After intubating co...

You are caring for a child who was resuscitated after a drowning event. The child is intubated and ventilated with 100% oxygen with equal breath sounds and exhaled CO2 detected. The heart rate is slow and the monitor shows sinus bradycardia. The skin is cool, mottled, and moist; distal pulses are not palpable and the central pulses are weak. Intravenous access has been established. The core temperature is 37.3oC. Based on the PALS bradycardia algorithm, which of the following should be prov...

A 4-month old infant is brought to the emergency department in cardiac arrest. Which condition would the team identify as the most common cause of cardiac arrest in an infant of this age? - sudden infant death syndrome is the most common cause in infants younger than 6 months of age. The PALS resuscitation team is providing care to an intubated child in cardiac arrest. Which result best determines the adequacy of the team's chest compressions? - End-tidal carbon dioxide level between 15 an...

What should the first rescuer arriving on the scene of an unresponsive infant or child do? (Put the steps in order.) -Answer- 2,1,4,3 How long should assessing for breathing and a pulse take? -Answer- No longer than 10 seconds What should you do to check for breathing? -Answer- Look for chest rise and fall Where can you check a pulse on an infant and a child? -Answer- Brachial If the child does not have normal breathing and a pulse of 64/min is present, you will need to -Answerprovide rescu...

compression to breath ratio children with 1 rescuer - 30:2 2 rescuer compression to breath ratio? - 15:2 Initial impression of a 2-year old girl shows her to be alert with mild breathing difficulty during inspiration and pale skin color. On primary assessment, she makes high pitched inspiratory sound (mild stridor) when agitated; otherwise, intercoastal retractions. Lung auscultation reveals transmitted upper airway sounds with adequate distal breath sounds bilaterally. Which is the most ap...

what should the first rescuer arriving on the scene of an unresponsive infant or child do? - Answer-verify scene safety, check responsiveness, shout for help, activate emergency response system How long should assessing for breathing and checking for a pulse take? - Answer-No longer than 10 seconds If the AED indicates no shock advised, what should be the next action? - Answer-Start chest compressions What is the compression-to-breath ratio for 1- and 2-rescuer CPR for children and infants...

What is the worst score on the GCS - Answer-3 What layer protects the brain and spinal cord - Answer-Meninges How synapse happen - Answer-via chemical and electrical signals ( action potential) parasympathetic nervous system - Answer-rest and digest What nerve does the romberg test-test - Answer-cranial nerve 8 Pt. teaching for CT scan - Answer-must keep head completely still for imaging MRI uses what type of field - Answer-Magnetic field A SPECT is contraindicated in who? - Answer-pregna...

PALS TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | (VERIFIED ANSWERS) A+ 2024/2025 In which of the following situations may IO access be used? - ️️ -An extremity with slow capillary refill time. A 2 - week old infant is being evaluated irritability and poor feeding. His blood pressure is 55/40 mm Hg and capillary refill time is 5 seconds. Which statement best describes your assessment of this infants blood pressure? - ️️ -It is Hypotensive You are caring for patients in the emergency department. W...