PALS/Emergency Pediatrics EXAM QUESTION GUIDE WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

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PALS/Emergency Pediatrics EXAM QUESTION GUIDE WITH CORRECT ANSWERSHow long should supportive ABCs be given prior to EMS activation if alone? - CORRECT ANSWER1 minute What type of breathers are infants? - CORRECT ANSWERNASAL (do not occlude) Where should padding be placed to maintain sniffing position? - CORRECT ANSWERunder the shoulders How to estimate an ET tube size? - CORRECT ANSWERchilds little finger

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PALS/Emergency Pediatrics EXAM
QUESTION GUIDE WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS

Goals of Initial Assessment in PALS - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Stable
Impending respiratory failure/shock
Definite respiratory failure or shock, compensated / uncompensated
Cardiopulmonary Failure
Cardiopulmonary Arrest

How long should the initial assessment take? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅< 60 seconds

MCC cardiopulmonary arrest - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅respiratory failure

What should the always be the first thing you think of in an unresponsive child - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Airway

How long should supportive ABCs be given prior to EMS activation if alone? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅1 minute

What type of breathers are infants? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅NASAL (do not occlude)

Where should padding be placed to maintain sniffing position? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅under the shoulders

How to estimate an ET tube size? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅childs little finger

, How to calculate uncuffed ET tube size? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅age/4 + 4

How to calculate cuffed ET tube size? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅age/4 + 3

What aspects of breathing should you assess? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅rate
mechanics
air entry (sound/motion)

What is the most sensitive marker of circulation in pediatrics? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Pulse (HR)

When should chest compressions be initiated in an infant? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅<
60 (CO not sustainable w/ life)
refractory to oxygen

What is the MCC bradycardia? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅hypoxia

What is the 1st tx for bradycardia? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅100% O2

What medication is used first in bradycardia? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅EPI

What is the issue with Atropine in pediatrics for bradycardia? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅potential of harming developing parasympathetic system

Defibrillation energies for pediatrics - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅2J/kg
4J/kg
max 10 J/kg

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