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AHA PALS EXAM A QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST EXAM
UPDATE TESTED AND APPROVED
In which of the following situations may IO access be used?
A. An extremity with signs of infection
B. An extremity with a sign of a crush injury
C. An extremity with a previous unsuccessful IO attempt
D. An extremity with slow a capillary refill time
D. An extremity with slow a capillary refill time
A 3 year old child is having difficulty breathing. Which finding would
most likely lead you to suspect an upper airway obstruction in this child?
A. Expiratory breath sounds
B. Decreased expiratory effort
C. Increased inspiratory effort with retractions
D. Normal inspiratory sounds
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C. Increased inspiratory effort with retractions
A team member is unable to perform an assigned task because it is
beyond the team members scope of practice. Which action should the
team member take?
A. Ask for a new task or role
B. Refuse to perform the task
C. Do it anyway
D. Seek expert consultation
A. Ask for a new task or role
You are the team leader during a pediatric resuscitation attempt. Which
action is an element of high quality CPR?
A. Providing a compression depth of one fourth the depth of the chest
B. Providing a compression rate of 80 to 100/min
C. Allowing complete chest wall recoil after each compression
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D. Performing pulse checks every minute
C. Allowing complete chest wall recoil after each compression
An 8 year old child is brought to the ED by his mother for difficulty
breathing. He has a history of asthma and nut allergies. He's mother tells
you that he recently ate a cookie at a family picnic. Which condition is
most likely to be present in this child?
A. Disordered control of breathing
B. Hypovolemic shock
C. Lung tissue disease
D. Upper airway obstruction
D. Upper airway obstruction
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?
AHA PALS EXAM A QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST EXAM
UPDATE TESTED AND APPROVED
In which of the following situations may IO access be used?
A. An extremity with signs of infection
B. An extremity with a sign of a crush injury
C. An extremity with a previous unsuccessful IO attempt
D. An extremity with slow a capillary refill time
D. An extremity with slow a capillary refill time
A 3 year old child is having difficulty breathing. Which finding would
most likely lead you to suspect an upper airway obstruction in this child?
A. Expiratory breath sounds
B. Decreased expiratory effort
C. Increased inspiratory effort with retractions
D. Normal inspiratory sounds
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C. Increased inspiratory effort with retractions
A team member is unable to perform an assigned task because it is
beyond the team members scope of practice. Which action should the
team member take?
A. Ask for a new task or role
B. Refuse to perform the task
C. Do it anyway
D. Seek expert consultation
A. Ask for a new task or role
You are the team leader during a pediatric resuscitation attempt. Which
action is an element of high quality CPR?
A. Providing a compression depth of one fourth the depth of the chest
B. Providing a compression rate of 80 to 100/min
C. Allowing complete chest wall recoil after each compression
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D. Performing pulse checks every minute
C. Allowing complete chest wall recoil after each compression
An 8 year old child is brought to the ED by his mother for difficulty
breathing. He has a history of asthma and nut allergies. He's mother tells
you that he recently ate a cookie at a family picnic. Which condition is
most likely to be present in this child?
A. Disordered control of breathing
B. Hypovolemic shock
C. Lung tissue disease
D. Upper airway obstruction
D. Upper airway obstruction
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?
