PALS check off Test Questions With Complete Solutions

PALS check off Test Questions With
Complete Solutions

first thing you do in BLS - CORRECT ANSWER-tap and shout

call for help

check for pulse and breathing



what do you do if pulse is less than 60 - CORRECT ANSWER-start compressions
immediately



how fast should compressions be - CORRECT ANSWER-100-120/minute



how deep should compressions be - CORRECT ANSWER-1/3 depth of the chest ,
about 2 inches



1 rescuer CPR - CORRECT ANSWER-30:2



2 rescuer CPR - CORRECT ANSWER-15:2



SVT - CORRECT ANSWER-has a pulse

if stable-vagal first- blow in a straw/ice to eye

adenosine- 0.1 mg/kg

repeat adenosine- 0.2 mg/kg

meds fail, synchronized cardio version @ 0.5-1 J/kg

repeat synchronized cardio version @ 2 J/kg



VTach and VFib - CORRECT ANSWER-no pulse

defib @ 2J/kg and resume CPR for 2 min

repeat defib @ 4,6,8, 10 J/kg

, Epi is first med @ 0.01 mg/kg

if 2nd shock needed, give amiodarone @ 5mg/kg (can repeat x2)



PEA - CORRECT ANSWER-looks like sinus, but no pulse

Epi and compressions

tx cause (h's and t's)



asystole - CORRECT ANSWER-no pulse

check leads first

epi and compressions

tx cause (h's and t's)



bradycardia - CORRECT ANSWER-pulse less than 60

start CPR first

Epi is first med @ 0.01 mg/kg UNLESS they brady during intubation THEN atropine first
@ 0.02 mg/kg

pace if meds fail (can repeat x1 @ same dose)



upper airway obstruction - CORRECT ANSWER-increased RR and effort

stridor, drooling, and/or barking cough

could be croup or anaphylaxis



croup tx - CORRECT ANSWER-racemic epi

steroids



anaphylaxis tx - CORRECT ANSWER-IM epi @ 0.01 mg/kg

albuterol

steroids

antihistamines