PALS EXAM ALL QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

PALS EXAM ALL QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS Normal systolic blood pressure, decreased level of consciousness, cool extremities with delayed capillary refill, and faint or nonpalpable distal pulses Decreased level of consciousness, extensor posturing in response to pain, hypertension, and apnea Normal blood pressure, normal level of consciousness, bounding distal pulses, hypercarbia, hypoxemia, and normal urine output Unresponsiveness, normal breathing, and good distal pulses - Answer-Normal systolic blood pressure, decreased level of consciousness, cool extremities with delayed capillary refill, and faint or nonpalpable distal pulses You are treating a 10-year-old patient after a motor vehicle crash. The patient is unresponsive and flexes his arms at the elbow in response to a painful stimulus. An endotracheal tube is in place with position confirmed. You are ventilating using a resuscitation bag with oxygen, and the child has an SPO2 of 95% and good chest excursion bilaterally. The blood pressure is 130/70 mm Hg, and the heart rate is 90/min with good perfusion. You have established intravenous access. Which of the following actions would be most appropriate at this time?