PALS- Practical Application EXAM

PALS- Practical Application EXAM What compression-to-ventilation ratio should be used for 2-rescuer infant CPR? A) 20 compressions to 2 breaths B) 5 compressions to 1 breath C) 15 compressions to 2 breaths D) 30 compressions to 2 breaths - answerC) 15 compressions to 2 breaths You are assisting in the elective intubation of an average-sized 4-year-old child with respiratory failure. A colleague is retrieving the color-coded length-based tape from the resuscitation cart. Which of the following is likely to be the estimated size of the uncuffed endotracheal tube for this child? A) 4-mm tube B) 5-mm tube C) 3-mm D) 6-mm tube - answerB) 5-mm tube An 8-year-old child was struck by a car. He arrives in the emergency department alert, anxious, and in respiratory distress. His cervical spine is immobilized, and he is receiving a 10-L/min flow of 100% oxygen by nonrebreathing face mask. His respiratory rate is 60/min, heart rate 150/min, systolic blood pressure 70 mm Hg, and SpO2 84%. Breath sounds are absent over the right chest but present over the left chest, and the trachea is deviated to the left. He has weak central pulses and absent distal pulses. Which intervention should be performed next? A) Establish IV access B) Provide bag-mask ventilation C) Perform needle decompression of the chest D) Perform endotracheal intubation - answerC) Perform needle decompression of the chest Why is allowing com