BLS LESSON 4: BASIC LIFE SUPPORT
FOR CHILDREN AND INFANTS. EXAM
2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
You initiate CPR on an 11-year-old patient who shows signs of puberty, including breast
development. Which CPR/AED guideline should you follow? - ANS Adult
You are caring for for a 6-month-old infant who is unresponsive, breathing and has a pulse.
What should you do? - ANS *All of the above.*
Perform primary assessment (Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Exposure) and
emergent/initial interventions.
Perform secondary assessment as patient condition allows.
Reassess patient, recognize issues and provide care as needed.
A 9-year-old child is in cardiac arrest. You and another provider are present. The child's
parents/legal guardians are not present. You stay with the child to begin CPR. Which actions
would be appropriate for the second provider to do? - ANS Activate EMS, rapid response or
resuscitation team.
Retrieve AED and resuscitation equipment.
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, You come upon a child who has collapsed. You determine they are in cardiac arrest. You are
alone and have no immediate access to a phone or other form of communication. Which action
would you do first? - ANS Perform about 2 minutes of CPR, starting with chest compressions.
A 5-year-old child experiences cardiac arrest and requires CPR. You ensure that high-quality CPR
is administered when you compress the chest to which depth? - ANS About 2 inches
When providing CPR to a child or infant with an advanced airway in place, one provider should
deliver 1 ventilation every 2 to 3 seconds, while the other provider delivers continuous chest
compressions without pausing for ventilations. True or false? - ANS True
You would use pediatric AED pads for which children? - ANS 5-year-old weighing 43 lbs
2-year-old weighing 27 lbs
You are caring for a child who is in respiratory arrest with a central pulse of 55 bpm and signs of
poor perfusion. What should you do? - ANS Start CPR immediately.
After determining an 8-year-old child is unresponsive, what is the best site to check for a pulse?
- ANS Carotid
A 4-year-old child is in respiratory failure. Her central pulse rate is 65 bpm. Which of the
following actions are appropriate? - ANS Deliver 1 ventilation every 2 to 3 seconds
Check the pulse and breathing about every 2 minutes
For most infants and children up to the age of 17 years, you must obtain consent from the
child's parent or legal guardian if they are present regardless of the child's level of
consciousness. True or false? - ANS True
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FOR CHILDREN AND INFANTS. EXAM
2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
You initiate CPR on an 11-year-old patient who shows signs of puberty, including breast
development. Which CPR/AED guideline should you follow? - ANS Adult
You are caring for for a 6-month-old infant who is unresponsive, breathing and has a pulse.
What should you do? - ANS *All of the above.*
Perform primary assessment (Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Exposure) and
emergent/initial interventions.
Perform secondary assessment as patient condition allows.
Reassess patient, recognize issues and provide care as needed.
A 9-year-old child is in cardiac arrest. You and another provider are present. The child's
parents/legal guardians are not present. You stay with the child to begin CPR. Which actions
would be appropriate for the second provider to do? - ANS Activate EMS, rapid response or
resuscitation team.
Retrieve AED and resuscitation equipment.
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, You come upon a child who has collapsed. You determine they are in cardiac arrest. You are
alone and have no immediate access to a phone or other form of communication. Which action
would you do first? - ANS Perform about 2 minutes of CPR, starting with chest compressions.
A 5-year-old child experiences cardiac arrest and requires CPR. You ensure that high-quality CPR
is administered when you compress the chest to which depth? - ANS About 2 inches
When providing CPR to a child or infant with an advanced airway in place, one provider should
deliver 1 ventilation every 2 to 3 seconds, while the other provider delivers continuous chest
compressions without pausing for ventilations. True or false? - ANS True
You would use pediatric AED pads for which children? - ANS 5-year-old weighing 43 lbs
2-year-old weighing 27 lbs
You are caring for a child who is in respiratory arrest with a central pulse of 55 bpm and signs of
poor perfusion. What should you do? - ANS Start CPR immediately.
After determining an 8-year-old child is unresponsive, what is the best site to check for a pulse?
- ANS Carotid
A 4-year-old child is in respiratory failure. Her central pulse rate is 65 bpm. Which of the
following actions are appropriate? - ANS Deliver 1 ventilation every 2 to 3 seconds
Check the pulse and breathing about every 2 minutes
For most infants and children up to the age of 17 years, you must obtain consent from the
child's parent or legal guardian if they are present regardless of the child's level of
consciousness. True or false? - ANS True
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