PALS - RED CROSS - CARDIAC ARREST AND POST-
CARDIAC ARREST CARE EXAM 2025/2026 WITH 100%
ACCURATE ANSWERS
1. - compressors should switch positions every ______________ minutes. If there
are only two rescuers on scene, then the two rescuers will alternate
positions.
Never, go until you get tired then switch
1 minute
2 minutes
5 minutes
2. In a scenario where a child presents with a rhythm showing PEA, what
would be the most appropriate immediate intervention by the PALS
team?
Administer high-quality CPR and consider reversible causes of
PEA.
Wait for the rhythm to change before taking any action.
Provide medications without assessing the underlying causes.
Immediately defibrillate the patient to restore normal rhythm.
3. Which statement correctly describes the etiology of sudden cardiac
arrest from an arrhythmia in children and infants?
It is common in children, rare in infants.
It is rare in children, common in infants.
It is rare in children and infants.
,It is common in children and infants.
,4. Why is it critical to prioritize life-saving measures over a complete
assessment in pediatric cardiac arrest?
A complete assessment is necessary to understand the patient's
history.
Life-saving measures are essential to restore circulation and
prevent brain damage.
Life-saving measures can wait until after the assessment is
complete.
Assessment helps in determining the correct medication
dosages.
5. The goal for SpO2 following ROSC in an adult that suffered a cardiac
arrest should be:
exactly 94%.
94 - 99%.
100%.
97 - 100%.
6. What is the dose for amiodarone for a pediatric patient in cardiac arrest
with pulseless v-tach on the monitor?
10 mg/kg
6 mg/kg
3 mg/kg
5 mg/kg
7. What is the minimum urine output that indicates adequate end-organ
and tissue perfusion in pediatric patients?
0.5 mL/kg/h
, 1 mL/kg/h
3 mL/kg/h
2 mL/kg/h
8. An EKG showing "polymorphic ventricular tachycardia" with twisting of
the QRS complex around the baseline is characteristic of :
V fib
Torsades de Pointes
AVNRT
V tach
9. The nurse is caring for a patient with a suspected seizure disorder.
Which diagnostic test should the nurse anticipate to be ordered?
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
Electromyogram (EMG)
Electrocardiogram (ECG)
Electroencephalogram (EEG)
10. Four-year-old in cardiac arrest is brought to the emergency
department by ambulance. High-quality CPR is being performed. The
cardiac monitor displays a rhythm of ventricular fibrillation. That's right
away to the child is 20 kg. What dose range should you use for initial
defibrillation?
6 to 8 J/kg
0.5 to 2 J/kg
2 to 4 J/kg
4 to 6 J/kg
CARDIAC ARREST CARE EXAM 2025/2026 WITH 100%
ACCURATE ANSWERS
1. - compressors should switch positions every ______________ minutes. If there
are only two rescuers on scene, then the two rescuers will alternate
positions.
Never, go until you get tired then switch
1 minute
2 minutes
5 minutes
2. In a scenario where a child presents with a rhythm showing PEA, what
would be the most appropriate immediate intervention by the PALS
team?
Administer high-quality CPR and consider reversible causes of
PEA.
Wait for the rhythm to change before taking any action.
Provide medications without assessing the underlying causes.
Immediately defibrillate the patient to restore normal rhythm.
3. Which statement correctly describes the etiology of sudden cardiac
arrest from an arrhythmia in children and infants?
It is common in children, rare in infants.
It is rare in children, common in infants.
It is rare in children and infants.
,It is common in children and infants.
,4. Why is it critical to prioritize life-saving measures over a complete
assessment in pediatric cardiac arrest?
A complete assessment is necessary to understand the patient's
history.
Life-saving measures are essential to restore circulation and
prevent brain damage.
Life-saving measures can wait until after the assessment is
complete.
Assessment helps in determining the correct medication
dosages.
5. The goal for SpO2 following ROSC in an adult that suffered a cardiac
arrest should be:
exactly 94%.
94 - 99%.
100%.
97 - 100%.
6. What is the dose for amiodarone for a pediatric patient in cardiac arrest
with pulseless v-tach on the monitor?
10 mg/kg
6 mg/kg
3 mg/kg
5 mg/kg
7. What is the minimum urine output that indicates adequate end-organ
and tissue perfusion in pediatric patients?
0.5 mL/kg/h
, 1 mL/kg/h
3 mL/kg/h
2 mL/kg/h
8. An EKG showing "polymorphic ventricular tachycardia" with twisting of
the QRS complex around the baseline is characteristic of :
V fib
Torsades de Pointes
AVNRT
V tach
9. The nurse is caring for a patient with a suspected seizure disorder.
Which diagnostic test should the nurse anticipate to be ordered?
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
Electromyogram (EMG)
Electrocardiogram (ECG)
Electroencephalogram (EEG)
10. Four-year-old in cardiac arrest is brought to the emergency
department by ambulance. High-quality CPR is being performed. The
cardiac monitor displays a rhythm of ventricular fibrillation. That's right
away to the child is 20 kg. What dose range should you use for initial
defibrillation?
6 to 8 J/kg
0.5 to 2 J/kg
2 to 4 J/kg
4 to 6 J/kg
