PALS Self-Assessment Quizzes with
Actual Answers
You are supervising a student who is inserting an IO needle into an infant's tibia. The student
asks you what she should look for to know that she has successfully inserted the needle into the
bone marrow cavity. What do you tell her? ✔️✔️"Fluids can be administered freely without
local soft tissue swelling."
You are alone and witness a child suddenly collapse. There is no suspected head or neck injury.
A colleague responded to your shout for help and is activating the emergency response system
and is retrieving the resuscitation equipment, including a defibrillator. After delivering 30
compressions, what would be your next action? ✔️✔️Open the airway with a head tilt chin lift
maneuver and give 2 breaths
You and another rescuer begin CPR. Your colleague begins compressions, and you notice that
the compression rate is too slow. What should you say to offer constructive feedback?
✔️✔️"You need to compress at a rate of 100 to 120 per minute."
A 3-year-old unresponsive, apneic child is brought to the emergency department. EMS personnel
report that the child became unresponsive as they arrived at the hospital. The child is receiving
CPR with bag-mask ventilation. The rhythm shown here is on the cardiac monitor. A biphasic
manual defibrillator is present. You quickly use the length from head to heel of the child on a
color-coded length-based resuscitation tape to estimate the approximate weight as 15 kg. Which
, therapy is most appropriate for this child at this time? ✔️✔️Attempt defibrillation at 30 J, and
then resume CPR, and resume chest compressions
You just assisted with the elective endotracheal intubation of a child with respiratory failure and
a perfusing rhythm. Which provides a reliable, prompt assessment of correct endotracheal tube
placement in this child? ✔️✔️Adequate bilateral breath sounds and chest expansion plus
detection of ETCO, with waveform capnography
How can rescuers ensure that they are providing effective breaths when using a bag-mask
device? ✔️✔️By observing the chest rise with each breath
Why is allowing complete chest recoil important when performing high-quality CPR?
✔️✔️The heart will refill with blood between compressions
You find an infant who is unresponsive, is not breathing, and does not have a pulse. You shout
for nearby help, but no one arrives. What action should you take next? ✔️✔️Provide CPR for
about 2 minutes before leaving to activate the emergency response system
You need to provide rescue breaths to a child victim with a pulse. What is the appropriate rate
for delivering breaths? ✔️✔️1 breath every 2-3 seconds
A child becomes unresponsive in the emergency department and is not breathing. You are
uncertain if a faint pulse is present. You shout for help and provide ventilation with 100%
Actual Answers
You are supervising a student who is inserting an IO needle into an infant's tibia. The student
asks you what she should look for to know that she has successfully inserted the needle into the
bone marrow cavity. What do you tell her? ✔️✔️"Fluids can be administered freely without
local soft tissue swelling."
You are alone and witness a child suddenly collapse. There is no suspected head or neck injury.
A colleague responded to your shout for help and is activating the emergency response system
and is retrieving the resuscitation equipment, including a defibrillator. After delivering 30
compressions, what would be your next action? ✔️✔️Open the airway with a head tilt chin lift
maneuver and give 2 breaths
You and another rescuer begin CPR. Your colleague begins compressions, and you notice that
the compression rate is too slow. What should you say to offer constructive feedback?
✔️✔️"You need to compress at a rate of 100 to 120 per minute."
A 3-year-old unresponsive, apneic child is brought to the emergency department. EMS personnel
report that the child became unresponsive as they arrived at the hospital. The child is receiving
CPR with bag-mask ventilation. The rhythm shown here is on the cardiac monitor. A biphasic
manual defibrillator is present. You quickly use the length from head to heel of the child on a
color-coded length-based resuscitation tape to estimate the approximate weight as 15 kg. Which
, therapy is most appropriate for this child at this time? ✔️✔️Attempt defibrillation at 30 J, and
then resume CPR, and resume chest compressions
You just assisted with the elective endotracheal intubation of a child with respiratory failure and
a perfusing rhythm. Which provides a reliable, prompt assessment of correct endotracheal tube
placement in this child? ✔️✔️Adequate bilateral breath sounds and chest expansion plus
detection of ETCO, with waveform capnography
How can rescuers ensure that they are providing effective breaths when using a bag-mask
device? ✔️✔️By observing the chest rise with each breath
Why is allowing complete chest recoil important when performing high-quality CPR?
✔️✔️The heart will refill with blood between compressions
You find an infant who is unresponsive, is not breathing, and does not have a pulse. You shout
for nearby help, but no one arrives. What action should you take next? ✔️✔️Provide CPR for
about 2 minutes before leaving to activate the emergency response system
You need to provide rescue breaths to a child victim with a pulse. What is the appropriate rate
for delivering breaths? ✔️✔️1 breath every 2-3 seconds
A child becomes unresponsive in the emergency department and is not breathing. You are
uncertain if a faint pulse is present. You shout for help and provide ventilation with 100%
