2026/2027
PALS FINAL RED CROSS Exam 50
Questions with Correct Answers
1.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.
1. 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 and 20 mmHg
2. The emergency response team is providing care to a preschooler who is
experiencing shock. Which therapeutic goal, common to all types of shock,
does the team work to achieve?: The primary therapeutic goal in shock, re-
gardless of cause, is to restore a favorable balance between oxygen delivery and
oxygen demand.
3. A 9-year-old child is brought to the emergency department because the
child suddenly collapsed at school. The child's ECG reveals the following
waveform, and primary assessment findings indicate that the child is hemo-
dynamically unstable. Which primary assessment findings indicate this?: -
Decreased level of consciousness, Hypotension, Difficulty breathing, Mottling
4. A child is experiencing shock. The emergency response team prepares
for imminent cardiac arrest when assessment reveals which finding(s)?: Hy-
potension, Bradycardia, Diminished central pulses
5. An 11-year-old soccer player is brought to the emergency department.
After a quick assessment, the team realizes this patient is experiencing a
severe asthma exacerbation. Which medication would the team administer
first?: Albuterol plus ipratropium bromide
6. The PALS team is providing post-cardiac arrest care to an 8-year-old
child in the pediatric intensive care unit. Which intervention would the team
implement to achieve the primary goal of post-cardiac arrest care?: Ensuring
adequate mean arterial pressure
7. child in the pediatric intensive care unit displays the following ECG wave-
form and does not have a palpable central pulse. The resuscitation team
interprets this as which arrhythmia?: pulseless ventricular tachycardia (pVT)
8. Which action would the PALS resuscitation team initiate to minimize
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increased intracranial pressure after cardiac arrest?: Maintain the head in
midline position with 30-degree elevation
9. A 4-year-old child suddenly collapses in the playroom of the facility.
A healthcare provider observes the event and hurries over to assess the
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PALS FINAL RED CROSS Exam 50
Questions with Correct Answers
1.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.
1. 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 and 20 mmHg
2. The emergency response team is providing care to a preschooler who is
experiencing shock. Which therapeutic goal, common to all types of shock,
does the team work to achieve?: The primary therapeutic goal in shock, re-
gardless of cause, is to restore a favorable balance between oxygen delivery and
oxygen demand.
3. A 9-year-old child is brought to the emergency department because the
child suddenly collapsed at school. The child's ECG reveals the following
waveform, and primary assessment findings indicate that the child is hemo-
dynamically unstable. Which primary assessment findings indicate this?: -
Decreased level of consciousness, Hypotension, Difficulty breathing, Mottling
4. A child is experiencing shock. The emergency response team prepares
for imminent cardiac arrest when assessment reveals which finding(s)?: Hy-
potension, Bradycardia, Diminished central pulses
5. An 11-year-old soccer player is brought to the emergency department.
After a quick assessment, the team realizes this patient is experiencing a
severe asthma exacerbation. Which medication would the team administer
first?: Albuterol plus ipratropium bromide
6. The PALS team is providing post-cardiac arrest care to an 8-year-old
child in the pediatric intensive care unit. Which intervention would the team
implement to achieve the primary goal of post-cardiac arrest care?: Ensuring
adequate mean arterial pressure
7. child in the pediatric intensive care unit displays the following ECG wave-
form and does not have a palpable central pulse. The resuscitation team
interprets this as which arrhythmia?: pulseless ventricular tachycardia (pVT)
8. Which action would the PALS resuscitation team initiate to minimize
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... 7
, 2026/2027
increased intracranial pressure after cardiac arrest?: Maintain the head in
midline position with 30-degree elevation
9. A 4-year-old child suddenly collapses in the playroom of the facility.
A healthcare provider observes the event and hurries over to assess the
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